Why Does Hair Turn Gray?
From Why the Hell Is That? · 00:10:32
Show by Origami Penguin Press
That first gray hair hits different. Scientists cracked a big piece of the mystery in 2023: color-making stem cells that get stuck. Here's where hair color comes from, why it fades, whether stress really turns you gray, and what that research might mean down the road. Why the Hell Is That? is an Origami Penguin Press production.
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