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Baby Teeth Are A Source Of Stem Cells

Posted by timothy on from the tasty-crunchy-and-useful dept.

Makarand writes "A pediatric dentist at the National Institutes of Health has found that baby teeth can be a rich source of stem cells. Just like the stem cells found in embryos from which all organs arise, the stem cells in baby teeth could be encouraged to grow into nerve cells, fat cells and the precursors to tooth cells. This alternative approach to harvesting stem cells from baby teeth could help researchers to bypass the moral debate over using embryonic stem cells for research."

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  1. Re:i'd like some of her stem cells... by Surye · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hahaha, as off topic as it is, it really got the slashdot crowd happy =P Nice moderation.

    *note to self: pr0n = Karma whoring*