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December 2015 in “Protein Expression and Purification” Scientists successfully made a human growth factor in a plant, which could help with hair growth and bone development.
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October 2003 in “PubMed” Chemical treatments and light exposure damage hair proteins.
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January 1987 in “Electrophoresis” Keratin proteins are consistent across different hair types from the same person.
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January 1987 in “Electrophoresis” Human head hair proteins can be typed into eight distinct patterns, useful for genetic and forensic investigations.