Published in Cell Reports · View the paper (DOI)
Indy University researchers created lab-grown skin tissue with hair follicles using mouse stem cells. The skin model closely resembles natural hair growth, making it useful for testing drugs and understanding hair development. The team discovered that the two layers of skin cells must grow together to form hair follicles.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Hairy skin grown from mouse stem cells Cell Press · Jan 2, 2018 · first to report
- In scientific first, IU researchers grow hairy skin in a dish Indiana University · Jan 5, 2018