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The Ax-2 mission will test the effect of microgravity in space on the growth of stem cells.

If tests in animals work out, new tech could help same-sex couples to have biological children.

Based on a recent study, specific stem cells can travel between growth compartments in hair follicles with a special aptitude, but as people age, they become trapped and lose the capacity to mature and preserve hair colour. Read further on Dynamite News:

The American study suggests stem cells may get "stuck" as hair grows older and therefore lose their ability to mature and maintain hair colour, turning your barnet grey over time

A team of researchers from NYU spent two years plucking away mice hair to watch what happened when it grew back. They noticed a stem cell malfunction that may explain your silver strands.

Grey hair could be a thing of the past thanks to this study

Researchers in the US have found that certain stem cells have the unique ability to move between growth compartments in hair follicles

Results of stem cell research could lead to treatment that halts or reverses the process

The tell-tale sign of ageing is something that many have tried to hide for generations

'It presents a potential pathway for reversing or preventing the greying of human hair'

Scientists said the research in mice could lead to ways of preventing or reversing the greying of human hair.