Hair Cloning

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Can Hair Transplant Use Cloned Hair from Someone Else's Donor Tissue?

February 8th, 2007

Q: I was reading the hair cloning area on your site and came across this passage:
“Donor cells can be transferred from one person to another without being rejected. Since repeat hair implantations did not provoke the typical rejection responses, even though the donor was of the opposite sex and had a significantly different genetic profile, [...]

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What are Obstacles to Hair Cloning Techniques?

November 16th, 2006

Q: What are the major obstacles for scientists to cloning hair?
A: The main problem is that the cultured cells may lose their phenotype with multiple passages, i.e. lose their ability to differentiate into hair follicles after they have been multiplied.
Another problem of hair cloning is that the orientation of hair direction must be controlled. With [...]

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How are Hair Cloning, Hair Multiplication, and Follicular Neogeneis Different?

November 13th, 2006

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 that [...]

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What is Difference in Hair Cloning Techniques Studied by Aderans and Intercytex?

November 10th, 2006

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 and [...]

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What's New with Hair Cloning?

June 1st, 2005

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 [...]

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