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Short Wave

Short Wave

Science:Life Sciences

Micro Wave: What Makes Curly Hair Curl?

Micro Wave: What Makes Curly Hair Curl?

2021-01-08
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Hair scientist Crystal Porter explains the science behind curly hair (hint: It involves mushy cells in teeny-tiny tunnels). Plus, a bit of listener mail from you! Which you can always send by emailing shortwave@npr.org.

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