• Question: wayne rooney has had a hair transplant.a scientist said that eventually they would be able to clone hair.are you working on this and when will it be finished?

    Asked by cenniy to Alex, Amy, Andy, Georgia, Ollie on 16 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Alex Munro

      Alex Munro answered on 12 Jun 2011:

      No, not me…! I’m look at a condition called sarcopenia, and this affects muscles in older people… I want to see if there is a link between how people eat protein and the loss of physical capability that is associated with sarcopenia…

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      Amy Reeve answered on 13 Jun 2011:

      I am afraid i am not working on this. I look at what goes on within your head rather than on top of it!
      Scientists are working on how to clone various things all the time so i am sure if it is possible it won’t be long. 🙂

    • Photo: Andy MacLeod

      Andy MacLeod answered on 16 Jun 2011:

      Hello cenniy. I’m afraid I’m not working on hair cloning either. Sorry!

      I’m not sure they’d clone the hair itself, as you need DNA for cloning, and hair is mostly protein. I think scientists are trying to clone “follicles”, which are the cells at the base of the hair that are responsible for hair production. I think it’s theoretically possible at the moment, but I’m not sure if the procedure is available yet. Hopefully, it will be by the time I start losing MY hair! 🙂

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