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more about #hairscares more comments → siandt: Oh for straight hair. I cut my curls off a few months ago and have been growing it back out since. The combination of gigantic, very insistent curls a... more » MargaretMoony: I would love, love LOVE if someone (I'm talking to you scientists) would figure out a way to make my thick, tangely, straight hair into curls that wou... more » la.donna.pietra: I am still slightly bewildered--20 years after the '80s--to hear that straight hair is considered desirable by a large section of the population. Som... more » Flackette Goes Retro: Can they use this discovery to help straight-hairs like me get some body and curls? I would pay for that. People think that because my hair is stick-s... more » special_boots: I wouldn't have a problem with taking a pill to make my curly hair straight -- provided its effects weren't permanent. Given that hair grows so slowly... more » the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene: After many years struggling with the fact that I will never be able to have a pixie cut or even short hair (without having to straighten it) I have co... more » femme-bot: Don't we already have straighteners? I have to say as a woman with ridonk curly hair, I do appreciate anything that will help me straighten my hair is... more » dumblonde: It seems like the treatment goes both ways so perhaps it's not a full-fledged assault on curly. "Potentially we can now develop new treatments to make... more » thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: This gene is responsible for hair curliness in those of European descent -- according to the article, different genes are at play in other races. And... more » yvanehtnioj: Oh my. Knowing how angry I get when curly hair is straightened in movies as part of the "hottification" Makeover Process, I don't think I can follow ... more » CurtCole: I can already guess the products name, Ethnicity Begone by Eugenics. more » OneTwoPunch: It's my celeb doppleganger! Scary, how much we resemble each other. Ms. Peters has a diff. jawline (plus oodles of singing and acting talent), but oth... more » Tchotchke: Every time I read about one of these studies--like the ones devoted to improving cock-hardening pills, isolating curly hair genes, or creating soggy p... more » Wendi Muse: summary of the portuguese: we're back! and now to talk about the choice of miss gay brazil 2009. it ended in tremendous confusion in Juiz de Fora (A c... more » Ailatan: "With wig or without it, I'm still Miss Brazil" well said Also: she's a dentist! How cool is that? more » -
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Scientists Isolate Curly Hair Gene
It's cool that the finding can help in forensics at crime scenes; it's messed up that the researchers plan to partner with a major cosmetic company in the creation of a straightener — as though they're curing a disease! [Telegraph] -
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Oh, Snap: Miss Gay Brazil & The Wig-Snatching Incident
This clip is in Portuguese, but the slo-mo wig snatch and subsequent kerfuffle need no translation. [Buzzfeed] -
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Solange Chops Hair, Is Called "Insane"
Solange Knowles, Beyoncé's sister, cut her hair recently; photos surfaced late yesterday. Apparently this is something a woman is not supposed to do. More » -
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WTF Moment In Retro TV
A young girl endures a specific kind of teasing when she gets a bad perm. Also: Is that Carrie-Anne Moss??!?! [Buzzfeed]
