Balding Blog
11-14-2008, 08:41 AM
Snippet from the article at Wired.com (http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/11/a-new-spin-on-t.html) –
http://www.baldingforum.com/photos/081114_dragon.jpgThe leading theory on the origin of hair has been challenged by findings suggesting that mammalian locks originated in reptilian claws.
A genetic analysis of lizards and chickens — those feathery descendants of reptiles — uncovered genes that code for keratin, a hard protein whose derivatives form hair.
Interesting theory! Read the full article here: Origin of Hair Theory Gets Roots Retouched (http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/11/a-new-spin-on-t.html).
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http://www.baldingforum.com/photos/081114_dragon.jpgThe leading theory on the origin of hair has been challenged by findings suggesting that mammalian locks originated in reptilian claws.
A genetic analysis of lizards and chickens — those feathery descendants of reptiles — uncovered genes that code for keratin, a hard protein whose derivatives form hair.
Interesting theory! Read the full article here: Origin of Hair Theory Gets Roots Retouched (http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/11/a-new-spin-on-t.html).
Tags: hairloss (http://technorati.com/tag/hairloss), hair loss (http://technorati.com/tag/hair+loss), hair (http://technorati.com/tag/hair), origin (http://technorati.com/tag/origin), history (http://technorati.com/tag/history), reptile (http://technorati.com/tag/reptile), wired (http://technorati.com/tag/wired), lizard (http://technorati.com/tag/lizard)
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