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Wool is protein not cellulose
Posted by: SteveK on Oct-24-12 12:37 PM (EST)

FYI, this article mistakenly describes wool fibers as being cellulose coated cells. That’s wrong. Wool is hair and is thus extracellular. It is made of keratin protein extruded by hair follicle cells, and coated with lanolin, an oily wax.

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Posted by: wavetamer on Oct-24-12 2:50 PM (EST)

-- Last Updated: Oct-24-12 3:03 PM EST --

ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! That was an oversight since it is supposed to say "cuticle cells made up of proteins and waxy lipids"....A stupid error we are fixing, Sorry and thanks for spotting it!

	WOOL Posted by: wavetamer on Oct-24-12 2:50 PM (EST)
	-- Last Updated: Oct-24-12 3:03 PM EST -- ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! That was an oversight since it is supposed to say "cuticle cells made up of proteins and waxy lipids"....A stupid error we are fixing, Sorry and thanks for spotting it!