What's interesting is that they didn't search for the straight hair gene, which was a mutation from the 'original' human beings. They did that kind of search for blue eyes. This just shows what the scientist feel is abnormal or mutant - despite scientific evidence of which kind of hair came after which.

Now, if they made a pill that turned everyone's hair curly, then we'd fix all the discrimination problems, now wouldn't we.

What are they wasting time on looks??? what about cancer and heart disease?? diabetes??

I completely agree with your outrage. There's just one little teensy weensy thing: Whenever we talk about hair straightening, I feel these strong undercurrents of hateration thrown on black women who prefer their hair straightened. Are there many self-hating black women? Whom also obsessively straighten their hair? In droves, of course. But just because I straighten my hair (I'm Dominican, and we get shit for this all the time) does not mean that I denounce my blackness, hate my curls, etc. Loving being black, being well educated about our roots and preferring a certain hair style are not mutually exclusive.

Anyway, staying on topic, no I wouldn't take this pill. I like my eyesight, and my appetite and being able to sleep at night.

What a way to start the New Year. Is my hair so offensive or is the self-hate so deep that time and money were invested in this insanity. How about a cure for cancer, aids, or finding the gene that eliminates ignorance. Shame, but it will be the most popular thing in Hair "Care"!!

Yours In Style,
Bobbi O.

In a word, YES! And I'm going to invest like crazy in it when it develops - It's not just about Black vs.White or "self-hate" nor "trying to be White" nor anything like that - Kinky/curly hair is challenging to deal with. Real talk. Who doesn't just want to jump out of bed, flick their hair and go?

There are tons (and tons, and tons) of non-Black people who think the "blowout" or using a flat-iron every day is a necessity before leaving the house. So, Yes, I will definitely be using it if it's relatively safe and I darn sure will be investing in it. Trust!

Because I can always throw some rollers in it when I want to have a curly look.

I just had what I hope to be my last relaxer in May of last year, and this frightens me. I can't imagine why anyone would want to eliminate a dominant trait simply for aesthetic purposes. This is a slippery slope. What will the next pill do.. eliminate dark skin? red hair? freckles? I feel sorry for anyone who would consider taking this pill.

We understand each other. = ) I completely agree with you.

Uhm, wow....lol. It's really sad that the thinking is having curls is a disease. So far to go...so so far. And MEssenceEssence raises a really good point about the reversing or removing the gene altogether. This gene business is a major slippery slope.

Typical the 'cure' came from racist Australia... surprise! I love my natural hair and will never take a pill to intoxicate my body to prevent what I'm born with. They can keep their kills, ops... pills.

if there wasn't already a market, there wouldn't be a product. blame society for actually wanting this in the first place.

Perhaps one day soon parents will be able to genetically modify their children at conception, but you can't rewrite the DNA of living organism with a pill, a least in the in the conceivable future, and anybody who tells you you can is selling something, or running a game on you. You could probably introduce something into a living organism that might interfere with or mutate replication of a specific cell, but as of yet nobody really knows the consequences and possible side effects of interfering in such a way.

Doubtless at some point we will develop the technology for people to be able to change their skin color hair color texture and physical features at will. No doubt men and women will be customizing themselves to suit their own particular whims and the whims of those there with. Perhaps then we'll actually have to start appreciating each other for the human being inside the body, but I wouldn't count on it.

[Side note] my daughter got me to get her Mixed Chicks for Christmas, she tells me she's already getting compliments at Wal-Mart, not sure how I feel about that. :-)

What Cathy said. Instead of trying to "cure" curly hair about about they try to cure cancer and AIDS and heart disease and every other ailment that decreases a person's quality of life. This is what people are spending millions of dollars of research money on?

While I'm a firm believer like India.Arie, that "I am not my hair" no way would I take this pill. I rock my hair natural now and though I'm loving discovering the versatility of it, I've also worn it relaxed and in dreads.

Plus I just know this pill was tested on curly-haired white women, so there's no telling the side effects it may have on us melanin-rich women.

Also, as someone who has roomed with my fair share of white women, any sister who thinks straight hair is simply wake up, flick hair and go is in for a ruuuuude awakening. Trust.

Next, they'll be coming to cure our Reverse Vitiligo!!!

Yes I would! Call me self-hating, a disgrace, blah, blah, blah. If find it very funny how most of the posters who don’t agree with the idea of this pill jumped to ‘I’ll probably make you blind’. Just because you don’t agree with something does not make it a completely horrible product all around.

What's next? A pill that completely lightens darker skin pigments, turn's brown eyes a shade of blue, hazel or green, or even slims down the broadness of one's nose?
This "scientific development" is only a ploy to feed off of ethnic and non-white people's insecurities and pressure to assimilate to white standards of beauty. We all know this pill is not really developed for the Caucasian population of the world.
Disgusting. Like someone said, they should be focusing this on ridding people of life threatening diseases instead.

All I can think is there is a serious shortage of white women in Australia and the boys want the Aborigine Sheila's to have straight hair.

You know what's funny six years ago for a school project...We had to come up with what future items would be good buy and my group chose hair products. I thought up and idea for a pill to change ones hair texture and color...and now years later to read about this shit perhaps coming true...is freaking weird...damn I know one thing I will be investing is this new product...lol

Let's be perfectly honest, if they invent such a pill, the manufacturer would make more profits than Walmart and McDonald's combined. I would have to buy a bottle so I won't be the odd man out.

No i wouldn't take it but if the side affects aren't that great and harmful and if the pill worked many people would take it. Thiese scientists wouldn't be coming up with a cure to genetically textured locks if people really appreciated their hair the way it is. Look at the hair weaves people wear it's never the curly kinky kind it's almost always the long and flowing kind and lets not for get it's usually blonde or another light color.

What the scientists are doing is new and unique but they are in business just like other companies that sell products to straightned peoples hair. I personnaly don't think the pill will work.

The REAL side effects of this crap might not show up for generations. Think of the class actions lawsuits-did any of your immediate ancestors take Naps No More and now you have an extra limb/eye/spleen-- Speaking of sci fi there was a short story several decades ago (can't remember the name of it) where a machine based in Harlem could turn all the Blacks white. Hilarious and sad at the same time.

Can we urge them to find a cure for Cancer and all these other diseases that are killing people. I have no use for such a pill. And all these people who say they do would just be in salons getting their hair curled. This is a waste of time. Our hair is only hard to handle because we insist on using styles created for a different texture of hair.

Yeah, I'm down with curing HIV, and Cancer, and most def Ignorance!

@ David Wise, you bet! they would make more money than Mc Donalds, Walmart and all of the little shops that sell silky straight remy hair!

mmmm. wouldn't take that pill; from an Australian...may be a way to get rid of the abrorigines and the rest of us. The new Rev. Jim Jones anyone??