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DNA shampoo may help bald men

 

Bald men may soon be able to use a DNA shampoo to grow a healthy head of hair.

 

The new development comes after scientists in Germany found ways of tampering with the gene which decides who keeps a thick head of hair.

 

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Immune Biology in Freiburg say the substance is so new it has not even been named.

 

Thomas Schalke, the head of the team conducting the research, said: "We had amazing results once we had isolated the gene.

 

"First we worked out how to make a shampoo or cream that stops the gene working, that stops excessive hair growth which would be great for men with too much body hair or women who want to have smooth legs or to get rid of unsightly facial hair.

 

"Now we are conducting tests with a product that does the reverse and accelerates the process."

 

The breakthrough came after the researchers accidentally decoded the gene responsible for hair growth while experimenting on mice.

 

They were then able to use the information to create a DNA shampoo to make the mice bald, and want to soon bring another shampoo on the market that does the opposite.

 

But environmental groups have already said they will fight to stop the shampoo getting on the market.

 

Eva Nowotny, from Greenpeace Germany, said: "What happens when it gets in the drinking water? Will we end up with hairy fish or will people get hairy tongues from drinking it? It is impossible to tell what you change when you tamper with the building blocks of life."

 

Story filed: 20:52 Tuesday 19th December 2000