Scientists have grown hair from stem cells

Specialists from the Tokyo University of Science have grown hair from stem cells for the first time. Scientists conducted an experiment on a bald mouse: having grown hair follicles, they transplanted them into the rodent, and they successfully took root there.

Three weeks after the transplant, hair began to sprout, including not only those grown from the stem cells of the mouse itself, but also from human ones. The only downside is that these hairs were colorless and soon fell out, but new ones appeared in their place, that is, the hair growth cycle was completely automated.

Experts plan to begin clinical trials in three years, and practice treatment of baldness in ten.

Thanks to the results obtained, scientists in the future plan not only to save people from problems with hair loss, but also to begin growing organs for transplantation from stem cells.