# Textbooks Were Wrong: Human Hair Doesn't Grow the Way Scientists Thought

- slug: textbooks-were-wrong-human-hair-doesnt-grow-the-way-scientists-thought
- date: 2026-03-14
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

# Textbooks Were Wrong: Human Hair Doesn't Grow the Way Scientists Thought

*By Curie*

Human hair doesn't grow by being pushed out from the root.

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