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Skin stem cells in hair follicles are important for touch sensation.
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June 2009 in “Science” Stromal stem cells may help heal wounds by becoming structural cells or affecting the immune system, but more research is needed to understand how.
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December 2018 in “Nature Communications” Researchers created human hair follicles using a new method that could help treat hair loss.
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