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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