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New teeth grown from urine - study
BBC ^ | 29 July 2013 Last updated at 19:44 ET | By James Gallagher

Posted on 07/30/2013 10:25:53 AM PDT by Red Badger

Scientists have grown rudimentary teeth out of the most unlikely of sources, human urine.

The results, published in Cell Regeneration Journal, showed that urine could be used as a source of stem cells that in turn could be grown into tiny tooth-like structures.

The team from China hopes the technique could be developed into a way of replacing lost teeth.

Other stem cell researchers caution that that goal faces many challenges.

Teams of researchers around the world are looking for ways of growing new teeth to replace those lost with age and poor dental hygiene.

Stem cells - the master cells which can grow into any type of tissue - are a popular area of research.

The group at the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health used urine as the starting point.

Cells which are normally passed from the body, such as those from the lining of the body's waterworks, are harvested in the laboratory. These collected cells are then coaxed into becoming stem cells.

A mix of these cells and other material from a mouse was implanted into the animals.

"You just wouldn't do it in this way” Prof Chris Mason University College London

The researchers said that after three weeks the bundle of cells started to resemble a tooth: "The tooth-like structure contained dental pulp, dentin, enamel space and enamel organ."

However, the "teeth" were not as hard as natural teeth.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Technical; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: adultstemcells; dental; health; ipsc; shutyerpeehole; stemcells; teeth; urinalysisplease; urine
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1 posted on 07/30/2013 10:25:53 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Don’t piss in my mouth and tell me it’s rainin’....


2 posted on 07/30/2013 10:26:59 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: Red Badger
New teeth grown from urine

Do they have a problem with yellowing?

3 posted on 07/30/2013 10:27:07 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (A Quiet Rage is Building All Across America!)
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To: Lazamataz
"It does have a little wang to it."
4 posted on 07/30/2013 10:28:06 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Red Badger

When they commercialize this, I have a jingle ready for them:

“You’ll know just where the yellow went
when you fill your gums with Uro-Dent!”

(sung to the tune of the old Pepsodent commercial...)


5 posted on 07/30/2013 10:29:18 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Without GOD, men get what they deserve.)
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To: Red Badger
Scientists have grown rudimentary teeth out of the most unlikely of sources, human urine.

Wonder who thought up that idea? Reminds me of two hippies sitting around tryiing to figure out how to get high. First says I'm gonna try licking this toad and the other one says I'm gonna eat this mushroom.......

6 posted on 07/30/2013 10:29:39 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (')
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To: Red Badger

This lemonade tastes funny...


7 posted on 07/30/2013 10:29:50 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876 (The only crimes that are 100% preventable are crimes committed by illegal aliens)
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To: Lazamataz

Sad that the President” has all of his own teeth at present, and thus wont be able to take advantage of the mammoth dental acheivement

I can offhand think of no one more worthy of BEING a spokesperson for “Urine Based Teeth!


8 posted on 07/30/2013 10:29:51 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey (Macabre Crumpet of Caucasian Ethnicity)
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To: The Sons of Liberty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_G0pUkf_ws


9 posted on 07/30/2013 10:30:18 AM PDT by Red Badger (Want to be surprised? Google your own name......Want to have fun? Google your friend's names........)
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To: Nervous Tick

oh my...;-}

“You’ll know just where the yellow went
when you fill your gums with Uro-Dent!”....sung by....Barack Obama??


10 posted on 07/30/2013 10:30:54 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey (Macabre Crumpet of Caucasian Ethnicity)
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To: Red Badger

This gives a whole new meaning to the term “potty mouth”.


11 posted on 07/30/2013 10:31:10 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (The average American voter is an idiot. Which is how the Dems want it.)
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To: Red Badger

Thought this would be from England. Tea-pee teeth; pre-yellowed.


12 posted on 07/30/2013 10:31:49 AM PDT by antidisestablishment (Mahound delenda est)
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To: Nervous Tick

See Post #9 link......


13 posted on 07/30/2013 10:32:03 AM PDT by Red Badger (Want to be surprised? Google your own name......Want to have fun? Google your friend's names........)
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To: Red Badger; a fool in paradise; Slings and Arrows
Pinging Benny Hinn! Scatology alert!


14 posted on 07/30/2013 10:32:11 AM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: MeshugeMikey
I can offhand think of no one more worthy of BEING a spokesperson for “Urine Based Teeth!

Monica Lewinsky?

15 posted on 07/30/2013 10:32:59 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Red Badger

16 posted on 07/30/2013 10:33:46 AM PDT by GraceG
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To: Revolting cat!

Benny Hinn is a televangelist:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_hinn


17 posted on 07/30/2013 10:34:20 AM PDT by Red Badger (Want to be surprised? Google your own name......Want to have fun? Google your friend's names........)
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To: Red Badger

Do yourself a favor and turn your TV on, just the sound. You’ll here the laugh tracks. Internet does not provide them.


18 posted on 07/30/2013 10:35:55 AM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: PATRIOT1876
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19 posted on 07/30/2013 10:36:16 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Red Badger

20 posted on 07/30/2013 10:36:55 AM PDT by RedMDer (When immigrants cannot or will not assimilate, its really just an invasion. Throw them out!)
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