First 'tooth regrowth medicine' to be tested in Japan from Sept. 2024mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240503/p2a/00m/0sc/012000c
548 sats \ 10 comments \ @hn 5 May tech
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10 sats \ 5 replies \ @Coinsreporter 5 May
Just scratching my head—
What if the tooth remains growing and growing like forever?
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228 sats \ 3 replies \ @petertodd 5 May
Elon Tusk
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @oliverweiss 5 May
It’s Monday tomorrow, the fault of Tusk.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 5 May
😁
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 5 May
🙃😂👏
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BenAllenG 5 May
you become a rat
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152 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 5 May
The tooth regrowth medicine deactivates a protein called USAG-1, which inhibits the growth of teeth. The team believes that in the future it may be possible to grow teeth not only in people with congenital conditions, but also in those who have lost teeth due to cavities or injuries.
Kind of wild to think teeth would just grow from hitting a switch like this. It doesn’t sound like it’s very targeted/controllable though. I can’t tell if it’s injected at the site they want a tooth to grow or they just let the body decide.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @026180d3a3 5 May
It sounds like it has an element of danger.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 6 May
This will be interesting. If only they could figure out how to stop wisdom teeth from growing, too. A total waste of calcium. How long do you think it takes for a tooth to form? It has to be a lot of calcium, and it is so hard! Hopefully the test go alright. I wouldnt want to be one of the first!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jgbtc 6 May
Great. I always wanted to have teeth growing from random places on my body.
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