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November 2016 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Pili torti hair is fragile due to loose keratin filaments and weak disulfide bonds.
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October 2012 in “The Journal of Dermatology” A Korean girl developed kinky hair without known cause or effective treatment.
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January 2017 in “Science” A new method was developed to create complex molecular knots using iron ions.
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December 2009 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Fat tissue stem cells may help increase hair growth.
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