Q: What is the difference between hair cloning, hair multiplication, and follicular neogeneis? I have read about these terms on the internet and am completely confused. A: Cloning generally refers to the multiplication of fetal stem cells or embryonic tissues. “Hair cloning”, as the term is generally used, involves the multiplication of adult tissue cells [...]

Q: I know that both Aderans and Intercytex are doing research with cloning hair. Is there any difference in their approaches? A: Aderans is using the “two-cell” approach. They feel that the best way to produce viable hair follicles is to use a combination of inducer cells and responder cells. Each would be multiplied separately [...]

Q: I have not seen any research in the medical literature that indicates to me that cloning is close at hand. Am I missing something? A: Possibly the most interesting work related to cloning hair was done by Colon Jahoda in England. Jahoda’s work is significant because he identified an inducer cell — i.e. fibroblasts [...]