First gray hair gene found, plucked out of research

By Carina Storrs, Special to CNN

Updated 10:30 AM ET, Wed March 2, 2016

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One signature of George Clooney's look is his salt-and-pepper hair. In a recent interview with <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ryvl0" target="_blank">BBC Radio</a>, Clooney said he will never dye his hair to fight off the appearance of aging. Click through our gallery to see more famously gray-haired celebrities.
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George Clooney – One signature of George Clooney's look is his salt-and-pepper hair. In a recent interview with BBC Radio, Clooney said he will never dye his hair to fight off the appearance of aging. Click through our gallery to see more famously gray-haired celebrities.
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Singer Erykah Badu, 44, proudly debuted her graying locks in a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/_-iq05K2Td/" target="_blank">candid selfie</a> in December 2015 with the caption "Body and brain have aged. My consciousness has witnessed this, Yet has not aged. This 'awareness' is who we are."
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Erykah Badu – Singer Erykah Badu, 44, proudly debuted her graying locks in a candid selfie in December 2015 with the caption "Body and brain have aged. My consciousness has witnessed this, Yet has not aged. This 'awareness' is who we are."
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