Keratin peptide signatures in hair may help identify gender and ethnicity.
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August 2023 in “Nature communications” Hdac1 and Hdac2 help maintain and protect the cells that control hair growth.
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The curly mutation in SELH/Bc mice affects hair and may help study human genetic disorders.