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Lab-Grown Teeth Are Another Step Closer to Reality, Scientists Reveal


The idea of growing teeth in a lab has vague horror movie connotations, but it could serve a real, practical, non-scary purpose – in replacing cavities and damaged teeth – and new research gets us another step closer to being able to do it.

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