follicle

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Instead, scientists found that hair is pulled upward by forces created by a hidden network of moving cells within the follicle.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

The skin contains two main types of adult stem cells: epidermal stem cells and hair follicle stem cells.

From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2025

Judge Hassan al-Shami, one of the officials appointed by Lebanon's government to investigate Sadr's disappearance, says Amal told him the follicle sample had been lost because of a "technical error".

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

To do that, these hair follicle stem cells first enter a pliable state in which they temporarily express the transcription factors of both types of stem cells, hair and epidermis.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024

None of them are up to their usual chatter, so I can hear every strand being yanked from its follicle.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins