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March 2019 in “Chinese Medical Journal” Researchers identified potential markers for human hair color stem cells.
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August 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” The research created a detailed map of skin cells, showing that certain cells in basal cell carcinoma may come from hair follicles and could help the cancer grow.