13 citations
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July 2017 in “Biopolymers” Recombinant keratins can form useful structures for medical applications, overcoming natural keratin limitations.
July 2018 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” The two-step enzyme digestion method is the best for isolating axillary dermal papilla cells.
November 2023 in “Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers” Scientists made nanoparticles from human hair proteins to improve drug delivery.
January 2024 in “Authorea (Authorea)” Using laccase to add poly(tyrosine) to wool makes it less likely to shrink and stronger.
Newly designed proteins can effectively degrade specific proteins in cells, offering a promising alternative for targeted protein degradation.
January 2026 in “Biomaterials Science” The formulation helps improve wound healing and skin repair.
Gene editing holds promise for skin treatments but needs careful safety and ethical consideration.
41 citations
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December 1988 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”
1 citations
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August 2024 in “Polymers” The P25H5-O microneedles effectively deliver substances through hair follicles and are safe for skin cells.
March 2019 in “SLAS TECHNOLOGY” New technologies show promise in healing wounds, treating cancer, autoimmune diseases, and genetic disorders.
5 citations
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January 2021 in “iScience” Using a combination of specific cell cycle regulators is better for safely keeping hair root cells alive indefinitely compared to cancer-related methods.
January 2015 in “Journals & Books Hosting (International Knowledge Sharing Platform)” Compound 1 showed promising anticancer activity.
6 citations
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June 2018 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Humans have ancient DNA from Neanderthals and other lineages in their chromosomes, affecting traits and evolution.
43 citations
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September 2009 in “Stem Cells” A nonviral method was developed to label and culture human hair follicle stem cells.
23 citations
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January 2005 in “Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai zasshi” Nested PCR can reliably identify fungal infections when traditional methods fail.
36 citations
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September 2015 in “Forensic Science International: Genetics” Certain DNA variants can predict straight hair in Europeans but are not highly specific.
June 2025 in “Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids” A new treatment using a DNA aptamer can promote hair growth by targeting a specific receptor.
6 citations
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August 2016 in “Journal of Visualized Experiments” The CUBIC protocol allows detailed 3D visualization of proteins in mouse skin biopsies.
51 citations
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January 2024 in “Nanoscale” Nano-PROTACs could improve drug targeting and delivery by using nanotechnology.
Ribonucleotide excision repair is crucial to prevent skin cancer.
47 citations
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July 2023 in “Nature Genetics”
December 2023 in “ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering” Keratin can be successfully taken from human hair using a mix of choline chloride and ethanolamine.
24 citations
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March 2024 in “Small Science” Single-cell encapsulation shows promise for medical use but faces production challenges.
January 2011 in “Zhongguo nongye Kexue” Transgenic sheep cells with spider silk gene were successfully created for future sheep hair expression.
2 citations
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January 2019 in “Medizinische Genetik” The document reports findings on genetic research, including ethical concerns about genome editing, improved diagnosis of mitochondrial mutations, solving inherited eye diseases, confirming gene roles in epilepsy, linking a gene to aneurysms, and identifying genes associated with age-related macular degeneration.
6 citations
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March 2014 in “Livestock science” Researchers created a genetic library from a cashmere goat's skin and found new genes linked to hair growth.
5 citations
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May 2023 in “European Journal of Human Genetics” NIPT can help detect potential maternal cancer, and GIPXplore can identify immune diseases in pregnancies.
Ribonucleotide excision repair is crucial to prevent skin cancer.
3 citations
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August 2013 in “Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research” Finasteride nano-emulsion optimized using chemometric approach.
6 citations
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October 2016 Understanding how keratin structures in hair are arranged and interact is key for creating methods to extract and purify them.