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Title: Growing new teeth from stem cells.
Post by: IKV Nemesis D7L on May 06, 2004, 02:32:09 pm
Article

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The technology works by taking stem cells -- "master" cells that can be programmed to make different kinds of tissue -- from the patient which are treated and cultured in the lab.



Teeth now, what later?  New bones and joints grown in place?  New organs (your own no rejection from transplants)?  
Title: Re: Growing new teeth from stem cells.
Post by: Stormbringer on May 06, 2004, 02:36:16 pm
REad it some time ago. But us old folks who did not save our baby teeth will have to wait a while for them to find a way to do it with non-teeth stem cell lines.
Title: Re: Growing new teeth from stem cells.
Post by: JMM on May 06, 2004, 07:11:41 pm
http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/policy/stem_cell_research2.htm

It would work out well, as the liver is the only organ (besides skin) that can regenerate itself (provided not too much damage was done).  
Title: Growing new teeth from stem cells.
Post by: IKV Nemesis D7L on May 06, 2004, 02:32:09 pm
Article

Quote:

The technology works by taking stem cells -- "master" cells that can be programmed to make different kinds of tissue -- from the patient which are treated and cultured in the lab.



Teeth now, what later?  New bones and joints grown in place?  New organs (your own no rejection from transplants)?  
Title: Re: Growing new teeth from stem cells.
Post by: Stormbringer on May 06, 2004, 02:36:16 pm
REad it some time ago. But us old folks who did not save our baby teeth will have to wait a while for them to find a way to do it with non-teeth stem cell lines.
Title: Re: Growing new teeth from stem cells.
Post by: JMM on May 06, 2004, 07:11:41 pm
http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/policy/stem_cell_research2.htm

It would work out well, as the liver is the only organ (besides skin) that can regenerate itself (provided not too much damage was done).  
Title: Growing new teeth from stem cells.
Post by: IKV Nemesis D7L on May 06, 2004, 02:32:09 pm
Article

Quote:

The technology works by taking stem cells -- "master" cells that can be programmed to make different kinds of tissue -- from the patient which are treated and cultured in the lab.



Teeth now, what later?  New bones and joints grown in place?  New organs (your own no rejection from transplants)?  
Title: Re: Growing new teeth from stem cells.
Post by: Stormbringer on May 06, 2004, 02:36:16 pm
REad it some time ago. But us old folks who did not save our baby teeth will have to wait a while for them to find a way to do it with non-teeth stem cell lines.
Title: Re: Growing new teeth from stem cells.
Post by: JMM on May 06, 2004, 07:11:41 pm
http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/policy/stem_cell_research2.htm

It would work out well, as the liver is the only organ (besides skin) that can regenerate itself (provided not too much damage was done).