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Drug that grew extra teeth in mice enters first human trial
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Drug that grew extra teeth in mice enters first human trial

Boing Boing·Ellsworth Toohey·3 days ago
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Researchers at Kyoto University Hospital have begun the first human trial of TRG-035, a drug meant to grow new teeth in people who are missing them. Humans keep a set…

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‘The mouth is a gateway into your body’: the fascinating, frightening links between our gums and our health
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‘The mouth is a gateway into your body’: the fascinating, frightening links between our gums and our health

Scientists are discovering more and more associations between poor oral health and everything from heart disease to dementia. But can flossing and brushing properly guarantee a longer life?

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Scientists Just Figured Out Why Neanderthals Collected Rhino Teeth
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Scientists Just Figured Out Why Neanderthals Collected Rhino Teeth

VICE·Luis Prada·23 days ago
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Now that we’ve recently learned Neanderthals may have been just as intelligent as Homo sapiens, it suddenly makes a lot of sense that a new study found they were carrying around sophisticated tool kits, including tools made from rhinoceros teeth.…

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1940s miner crafted dentures from toothbrush handles and coyote teeth
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1940s miner crafted dentures from toothbrush handles and coyote teeth

Boing Boing·Popkin·26 days ago
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This unusual set of dentures was made in the 1940s by a California miner named George Washington Hancock, who couldn't afford conventional dental care. He needed teeth, so he made…

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