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by tanandjam on January 16th, 2007

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Are your finger nails made out of hair?

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  • by Fashionista on April 15th, 2008

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    no, they aren't MADE out of hair,but they are both created in the same process called "keratinization". they are both formed from the same protein.

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  • by Sketchy Mess Jeoffory on January 16th, 2007

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    No. As answered at : http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/mar97/852536416.An.r.html

    Human fingernails are not made of stiff hair but are actually made from skin cells.

    Nails grow from a "growth plate" located at the base of the nail. It's the half-moon shaped area at the base of the nail near where the skin connects. Nails are fomed by special cells called epithelium. Epithelial cells grow from the growth plate and as they mature, they are pushed outward. During growth they die and the inside of the cells become filled with a hard protein called "Keratin". It is the keratin that makes our nails hard and tough.

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  • by nevets - badgicide on January 16th, 2007

    nevets - badgicide

    No.


    However technically yes:

    "Fingernails and toenails, which are made of a tough protein called keratin and are a form of modified hair....."

    Read more:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nail_(anatomy)

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