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17 citations,
November 2017 in “Asian-Australasian journal of animal sciences” Certain gene mutations are linked to wool quality in sheep and could help in breeding for better wool.
6 citations,
April 2023 in “Frontiers in plant science” Certain bacteria can boost lentil growth and improve soil used for farming.
27 citations,
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2 citations,
July 2021 in “Genes” A specific genetic change in the KRT71 gene causes a hair loss condition in Hereford cattle.
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30 citations,
November 2020 in “Journal of Advanced Research” Conditioned medium from keratinocytes can improve hair growth potential in cultured dermal papilla cells.
30 citations,
October 2020 in “Frontiers in Plant Science” Combined arsenic and low oxygen stress alters root growth to help plants absorb nutrients.
25 citations,
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17 citations,
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29 citations,
April 2020 in “Biomolecules” The 3D scaffold helped maintain hair cell traits and could improve hair loss treatments.
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4 citations,
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2 citations,
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2 citations,
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11 citations,
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152 citations,
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46 citations,
December 2003 in “Advances in neonatal care” Assessing newborn scalp hair can reveal important health information.
68 citations,
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14 citations,
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10 citations,
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3 citations,
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5 citations,
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18 citations,
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10 citations,
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