December 2012 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” The conclusion is that the dermal papilla is crucial for hair follicle regrowth, and hair follicles undergo significant structural changes in addition to cell division during regeneration.
September 2012 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Scientists successfully created fully functional hair follicles using bioengineering methods and stem cells.
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March 2013 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article discusses the concept of hair cloning through cultured follicular cell implantation but provides no new experimental results; it highlights ongoing interest among hair restoration professionals and the public.
This study found that in live mouse epidermal stem cells, chromatin compaction is heterogenous and reflects differentiation status, with transcriptional changes largely preceding chromatin rearrangements during differentiation.
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January 2017 in “Methods in molecular biology” This article describes a protocol for using bioengineered techniques to regenerate functional hair follicles and their stem cell niches by manipulating epithelial and mesenchymal cells.