Recent content by AlexanderTheGreat

There is great interest as well as funding in the are of genome editing. I bet in 10-15 years DNA editing will be widely accesible to the public.

There is another approach, in which you edit the cells ex vivo, then insert them into the body. That is why i said they need to identify what every gene corresponds to.

It won't take that long to perfect it. It is more important that they acquire data. By that I mean they need to get people genomes (lots of milions) and correlate them with their attributes. In that way, it will be easy for them to detect what every gene corresponds to.

It's off the track for the current thread, but I'm gonna ask about it. Why isn't anybody using CRISPR to deal with baldness? They should detect the genes that lead to baldness and edit them. Probably it is not that simple, though you get what I'm trying to say.

If he is here with a full head of hair, I truly wonder what he will be doing when baldness strikes upon him.

Really appreciate the support and advice guys. I will take everything you said under consideration and try finding the best option for me.

I plan on seeing a dermatologist, so I can ask his/her opinion on the matter of finasteride. But, I tend more on the side of pulling the trigger and taking finasteride, if the sides( if there are any ) cease to exist once you stop the medication.

I have just ordered a 3 month supply of liquid minoxidil and will put to the test soon enough.

I didn't get on finasteride cause I was afraid of the sides and the fact that I was still growing.

I think I'll hop on minoxidil, it's about time. To be honest I am a bit skeptical about finasteride. Are those side effect stories legit or just overexaggerating?

It all began 4 years ago, during my final school year (The good old days). My best friend noticed a small thinnin spot on the back of my head. I didn't give it much of a thought back then, because i could cover it up. Soon, I could notice hair falling while using a brush or towel drying. I payed...

I may be entering the sphere of conspiracy theories, but if you think about it, it does make some sense. Greed is the main reason that blocks the cure. There is no pharmaceutical company that would like a one time thing. All they want is a repetitive procedure, so they can earn more. That being...

The CRISPR-Cas9 technology is withouth a doubt a game changer that can treat a plethora of genetically correlated diseases. Despite its usefulness, there are matters of ethical nature that arise. I tend to believe that until precise protocols are enacted, we will not be seeing news in the Androgenetic Alopecia...

I stumbled upon this on another hair loss site. I hope it's of some help. ''The scientists from TissUse include Dr. Roland Lauster from the University of Berlin who has been researching hair regeneration for years. They have been very quiet for a while but the direction of his research was...