Stem Cell Breakthrough Offers Possible Treatments For Baldness and More
August 24, 2010 · Filed Under Uncategorized
In a recent breakthrough for stem cell technology, Swiss and Scottish scientists at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland discovered that when stem cells from the thymus were transplanted into the developing skin of rats, new follice cells, capable of hair-growth, were created. These cells are more potent than normal hair follicle stem cells, supporting hair for a year rather than a week, implying a possible cure for human baldness.
This breakthrough, which was not the original aim of the scientists, also raises possibilities for different outcomes when the thymus cells are combined with cells other than skin. A new cell, they have discovered, that can be transformed by its environment.
-Michael B. Sauter
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