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Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Pugnate on Tuesday, October 17, 2006, 10:42:58 AM
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£2m to find cure for baldness
The Government is spending £2million to find a cure for baldness.
Science minister Lord Sainsbury says he wants the UK to become the world leader in hair restoration.
He is supporting a new treatment called Biotechnology, reports The Sun.
During the treatment the hair cells are grown in a test tube then injected into a bald pate.
He said: "Biotechnology provides a real opportunity to harness the world-class expertise we possess in Britain.
"This initiative should establish British industry as the world leader in this area."
The treatment is being developed by UK firm Intercytex, set up by biochemist Dr Paul Kemp.
He said: "Analysts estimate a good baldness treatment could be worth £1billion a year in Britain and many times that worldwide. The idea is to inject cells into the scalp, where many will develop into new hair follicles.
"Current hair transplant techniques take a long time so they cost a lot. This new procedure would be faster and cheaper."
In other news most men in the government are bald.
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I belive there are more important things to find cures for.
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Government official: FUCK CANCER! I NEED ME SOME HAIR!
Secretary: Sir, you don't have hair because you have cancer.
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Retards.. If you're balding just shave the rest of your head to make it even, then you'll look "cooler." If they wanted to spend funds on researchiung something cosmetic they could have at least invested in dental advancement or optometry.
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As a Biotechnology major, I'm a little offended by this. No, scratch that, I'm very offended by this.
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Seriously. They could have invested in biotech!