hair-follicle stem cells, cell & molecular biology

Elaine Fuchs has worked on adult stem cells since before they were so named, figuring out how multipotent epidermal cells renew or turn into skin or hair follicles.

Two new studies point to factors in hair follicle stem cells as players in age-related hair loss.

Elaine Fuchs and Craig Venter touted the promise of stem cell research at the American Society for Cell Biology annual meeting.