Washenick is with Bosley and seems increasingly optimistic regarding cloning/multiplication. However, if you read between the lines, he acknowledges that treatments forthcoming from Amplifica will likely be available first.
Cotsarelis remains involved in research but is still a practicing...
I was on the HLH, gourmetstylewellness.com and alt.baldspot forums a long time back. If you were on HLH, you would recognize my story from when Farrel documented my use of RU58841 in 2001. Here's a link to the YouTube interview I did that rehashes that experience and talks about the early days of the forums. Enjoy!