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emad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-29-05 08:33 AM
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Hair is good source of stem cells
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US scientists say they found a good source of stem cells - hair follicles.

The fact that hair grows quickly and is continually replenished makes it an attractive source to harvest the amount of stem cells needed for treatments.

This has been a major stumbling block of stem cell research, as well as controversy surrounding the ethics of harvesting cells from embryos.

The Proceedings of the National Academy of Science study shows nerve cells can be grown from hair follicle stem cells.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4378941.stm
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