Jaws may help humans grow new teeth, shark study suggests
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Humans don't have natural ability to regenerate teeth, but sharks do.
Not sure why we don't have this ability naturally but sharks could help us develop the technology:
- Study identifies network of genes that help sharks grow new teeth throughout their lifetime
- Humans possess same cells but tooth regeneration ability is limited
- Research paves the way for development of therapies for human tooth loss
"Humans don't have natural ability to regenerate teeth..."
Ahem, I beg to differ.
How are you regenerating teeth?
7:33 AM Mar 04 2016