USC Stem Cell scientists obtain 'how to' guide for producing hair follicles

(University of Southern California - Health Sciences) How does the skin develop follicles and eventually sprout hair? A USC-led study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), addresses this question using insights gleaned from organoids, 3-D assemblies of cells possessing rudimentary skin structure and function -- including the ability to grow hair.