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Old growth

I'm a 55-year-old man with an increasing number of grey hairs in my...

I鈥檓 a 55-year-old man with an increasing number of grey hairs in my whiskers. I understand the loss of pigmentation occurring, but why are the grey hairs growing more slowly than the darker ones? This discrepancy is clearly noticeable if I stop shaving for a few days.

Peter Milne, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia

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