I've read a truly interesting piece of non-fiction. It's an article from The Huffington Post called "Urine Stem Cells Used To Grow Teeth In Cell Regeneration Study" by Sarah Gates. The article talks exactly what is on the title. Chinese researchers say that they may have developed a way to grow human teeth. Which is good news but the way that they do it might turn people away. Urine stem cells are being used to create teeth inside mice. That's not the only research that's happening either. In the UK researchers are trying the same thing but they're using something else than urine stem cells. They're still doing research so this is all in the early stages. One on the problems they face is creating different types of teeth in varies shapes and sizes. It seems like they're going further and further with stem cell research. Maybe 10 years or so they might find a way to create limbs or important organs. I've posted the link to the article in case anybody is interested.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/30/urine-stem-cells-grow-teeth_n_3677753.html
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