Of Mice and Hairloss

[Guest]

Don't know if this is old hat already, but I thought I'd post it just in case there's something new here. This is from yesterday's NY Times, so I'm assuming it must be somewhat new. Check it out:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/18/science/18cell.html

 

[Guest]

This topic seems to have generated little interest, so I think I'll briefly summarize the article:

Scientists discovered that an enzyme used to fight cancer also activated stem cells in mice skin that made them furrier. There is a possibility this enzyme might one day reactivate dead follicles in balding men, amongst other possible cures.

 

[Justlooking]

Telomerase is scary stuff.. If we can really get this stuff to work how we want it not only will we cure hairloss but we'd be able to repair cellular damage and live forever.