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January 2016 in “Analytical Chemistry” A new method can quickly and accurately detect drugs in hair.
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June 2001 in “PubMed” The stump-tailed macaque is a good model for studying human hair loss, but it's expensive and hard to find, while rodent models are promising for understanding hair growth and finding new treatments.
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