Gray hair. The infamous
crown of wisdom. Some wear it proudly
while others want to hold on that “youth”.
But what if there was a way to actually shut off that gene that causes
gray hair? According to research done in
University College of London, there is a specific gene that controls just
that. A gene called IRF4.
DNA from 6,000 volunteers were collected in Latin America
and analyzed. From this research they
have discovered a couple of things: if you have any roots in Europe, you are
more prone of having gray hair as well as gene IRF4 helps regulate melanin in
the body, which essentially determines hair color. Since this discovery, researchers are hopeful
that this “could lead to a treatment that could stop gray hair in its tracks’.
Who would want that though? Sure that’s a pretty cool
discovery, and more research would have to go into this but imagine if no one
went gray. I know when I become elderly,
I would look absolutely ridiculous with super dark hair and an old wrinkly
body. Also, Since this gene controls
melanin, imagine if something went wrong, there would way more sunburn people
in the world!
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