New Structural Features of Human Hair Discovered
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 13:30
in Biology & Nature
Human hair structure has been studied extensively for more than 70 years, but a complete picture of its local structure has proven elusive. But now, by combining a submicron X-ray beam with cross-section geometry, a team of researchers in Brazil and New York has detected new structural features of human hair, which they'll discuss during the American Crystallographic Association 2015 Meeting, which will be held in Philadelphia from July 25-29.