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An English based company called Intercytex has claimed some success in its research on hair cloning with its first testing in humans. This technique is similar to the one initially proposed by Dr. Colin Jahoda and published in 1999.
The idea is that certain cells (called fibroblasts) found at the bottom of hair follicles can be separated from the follicles after they have been removed from the scalp, and then be used to form new follicles.
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 [...]
This study also demonstrated that the Hedgehog agonist is active in human scalp in vitro as measured by Hedgehog pathway gene expression. The results suggest that topical application of a Hedgehog agonist could be effective in treating hair loss conditions, including male and female pattern genetic hair loss.
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