This week, a new method to grow hairy skin in a dish, and new research takes aim at the RNA world hypothesis.

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00:45 Hairy Skin

Researchers may have developed a way to make skin that can grow hair in the lab, paving the way for treatment of a variety of skin disorders, and perhaps even baldness. Research Article: Lee et al.; News and Views: Regenerative medicine could pave the way to treating baldness

08:56 Research Highlights

How mercury moved during the ‘Great Dying’, and the link between mobile phones and gender equality. Research Highlight: Giant eruptions belched toxic metal during the ‘Great Dying’; Research Article: Rotondi et al.

11:21 Does DNA predate life?

19:25 Pick of the Briefing

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Lab-made skin grows its own hair

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