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Fully Functional Bioengineered Tooth Grown In a Mouse
A couple of weeks back the Wall Street Journal reported on the first organ grown in vivo from stem cells — a tooth in the mouth of a mouse. Reader cdrpsab spotted the news on the MedGadget blog; the research had been reported earlier in the PNAS. From the WSJ: "The researchers at the Tokyo University of Science created a set of cells that contained genetic instructions to build a tooth, and then implanted this 'tooth germ' into the mouse's empty tooth socket. The tooth grew out of the socket and through the gums, as a natural tooth would. Once the engineered tooth matured, after 11 weeks, it had a similar shape, hardness and response to pain or stress as a natural tooth, and worked equally well for chewing. The researchers suggested that using similar techniques in humans could restore function to patients with organ failure."
The tooth fairy could suck it up with her clearly outdated business model.
The tooth fairy would then receive a bailout package.
The researchers suggested that using similar techniques in humans could restore function to patients with organ failure."
The submitter got me, I have to admit. I was reading the summary, thinking that it would end with "could allow humans to regrow teeth"... but they pulled a zigzag, and went a different direction. Organs. Wow. Did M. Knight Shamalyan write this summary?
Got a bit of shark in him, eh?
For large sets, this will be our guide even unto death, for the LORD will work for each type of data it is applied to...
Not that I know of, but he wins more than he loses at poker.
-jcr
The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
Got a bit of shark in him, eh?
jcr: "No, Why?"
shark: "Does he want some?"
*rimshot*