Using Wisdom Teeth To Make Stem Cells

An anonymous reader writes "For most people, wisdom teeth are not much more than an annoyance that eventually needs to be removed. However, a new study appearing in the September 17 Journal of Biological Chemistry shows that wisdom teeth contain a valuable reservoir of tissue for the creation of stem cells; thus, everyone might be carrying around his or her own personal stem-cell repository should he or she ever need some. Groundbreaking research back in 2006 revealed that inducing the activity of four genes in adult cells could 'reprogram' them back into a stem-cell-like state; biologically, these induced-pluripotent stem cells are virtually identical to embryonic stem cells, opening up a new potential avenue for stem-cell therapy whereby patients could be treated with their own stem cells."

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Islam is the shelter of murderers and liars

[Anonymous Coward]

Fuck their lies. Fuck Islam. They lie to non-Muslims to hide their real intentions of a tyrannical Muslim rule across the planet. You think the American Christian is bad? Wait until Muslims are raising hell in the streets like they did in France.

Re:You have more than one tooth.

[AnonymousClown]

Haven't you heard? Stem cells == Dead Babies. And don't bother trying to convince them otherwise - they know better!