This is the confirmation that embryonic stem cells (at least in mice) can regenerate into complete organ systems, in this case a tooth with full nerves and blood supply. Today teeth, tomorrow hearts and lungs.
2007-02-25 12:00:59 · 3 answers · asked by el cabo 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Absolutely! This is the first step in a long road leading to human repairs. The problems will, of course be political, not scientific. Nonetheless, good news!
2007-02-25 12:11:42 · answer #1 · answered by roscoedeadbeat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I remember the mouse with a human ear grown on its back at MIT about 7 years ago. Hopefully the larger market for teeth over human ears will benifit the field. I think similar technologies carried over to humans can become a powerful tool in making stem cell research mainstream. It will be interesting to see how this plays out though.
2007-02-25 12:42:03 · answer #2 · answered by dane hoy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS> isn't that just great. finally
2007-02-25 12:11:36 · answer #3 · answered by Heavy-Metal123 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋