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Scientists overcome major hurdle in the ability to regrow teeth (www.bbc.com)
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Scientists have taught cell to communicate with each other, allowing them to leave instruction to become a tooth cell. This is seen as a major step in the effort to regrow teeth.

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[โ€“] wallybeavis 2 points 5 days ago

It's all good, as long as it points forward, and not up, or down...I'd hate to be tripping over it - but it would be so worth it to go around smacking fish for no good reason ๐Ÿ˜‚