Hair and normal skin created from human pluripotent stem cells for the first time Update 6/5/2020
Human pluripotent stem cells have been used to create hair and skin, potentially offering a new solution for baldness. A user also mentioned starting finasteride but experiencing unexpected hair thinning.
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