Wisdom Teeth Can Yield Stem Cells, Scientists Say
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 18:21
in Health & Medicine
Dental pulp from a wisdom tooth could be a new source of therapeutic stem cells, sidestepping the ethical concerns of embryonic cells, Japanese researchers claim.
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