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https://www.gov-online.go.jp/eng/publicity/book/hlj/html/201810/201810_10_en.html
Credit for finding this article goes to Winston commentator on hairlosscure site.
The good news is that they still believe in their goal of implementing the cure by 2020. Kudos to them. It's a huge relief from my side and a lot of people I guess.
Here's a thing in the article that upsets me though. Maybe I am over-speculating. But read this.
I am not sure whether those nylon fibers are mandatory for human beings or not, maybe they were required for the mice under experimentation, who knows? Only they can clarify it. However, the idea of an artificial fiber sticking to my head even after paying a lot of money kind of annoys me. But then again, we should be glad and very lucky to have this option atleast.
Credit for finding this article goes to Winston commentator on hairlosscure site.
The good news is that they still believe in their goal of implementing the cure by 2020. Kudos to them. It's a huge relief from my side and a lot of people I guess.
Here's a thing in the article that upsets me though. Maybe I am over-speculating. But read this.
The road from research and development to preclinical testing was not easy. There were not many hair follicles available, and it took seven years to increase the number of hair follicle anlage (an organ or tissue in its earliest recognizable stage of development) for practical application via stem cells. Manufacturing the anlages was done by hand on a micro scale, but they were able to achieve stable mass production by working jointly with other companies. To keep hair growing and stop the pores from closing, thin nylon fibers are inserted, which also enabled them to regulate hair density.
I am not sure whether those nylon fibers are mandatory for human beings or not, maybe they were required for the mice under experimentation, who knows? Only they can clarify it. However, the idea of an artificial fiber sticking to my head even after paying a lot of money kind of annoys me. But then again, we should be glad and very lucky to have this option atleast.