Scientists Re-grow Dental Enamel

A reader at Cloning Resources writes "Dental enamel is the hardest tissue produced by the body. It cannot regenerate itself, because it is formed by a layer of cells that is lost by the time the tooth appears in the mouth. The enamel spends the remainder of its lifetime vulnerable to wear, damage, and decay. In hopes of eventually replacing teeth, scientists from Japan have developed a new method for growing dental enamel."

Comments

Re:A long way to go

[jamesh]

At present, it involves using pig cells incubated in the abdominal tissue of living rats

Hmmmm... for some reason I am reminded of haggis...

Re:A long way to go

[Rob T Firefly]

On the other hand, haggis will probably be one of the few foods that can overpower the intrinsic taste of teeth made from piggy cells basted in rat guts.

Re:This is cool.

[shambalagoon]

Their teeth would just keep getting bigger.. and bigger..