The Structure of People's Hair

    October 2014 in “ PeerJ
    Fei-Chi Yang, Yuchen Zhang, Maikel C. Rheinstädter
    Studysummary This study found that while molecular hair structures were nearly identical across individuals, genetic factors seem to influence specific lipid compositions, as seen in identical-patterned hair from parent-child pairs and identical twins, but not fraternal twins.
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