Acorn Biolabs turns plucked hair follicles into a personal stem cell bank
kyliebytes · x · 2026-11-03
Core Memory's Kylie Robison tries Acorn Biolabs, a Canadian biotech startup banking your stem cells from plucked hairs. At Toronto General Hospital, staff harvest hair follicles one strand at a time; each bulb carries skin cells, connective tissue cells, and adult stem cells. Acorn cultures the cells, collects their secretions (the 'secretome'), and returns it as topical products for skin, hair, and scars — a big bet on personal stem cell banking.
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