Could URINE could help us regrow lost teeth? Engineers create 'tooth buds' from waste that could be implanted into …

Chinese scientists have created tiny 'tooth buds' that have been transplanted into mice and grown into tooth-like structures They are the first tissues to be developed using a technique where discarded cells from human waste can be coaxed into becoming stem cells The Chinese Academy of Sciences believes the technique could be used to create a bioengineered tooth bud for humans to regrow their teeth

By Sarah Griffiths

PUBLISHED: 19:36 EST, 29 July 2013 | UPDATED: 12:44 EST, 30 July 2013

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Chinese scientists predict stem cells obtained from urine could allow humans to regrow lost teeth.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has created tooth-like structures in mice and believes one day bioengineered 'tooth buds' could be transplanted into humans who have lost their teeth.

The primitive tooth-like structures are the first solid tissues to be developed using a technique in which discarded cells from human waste can be coaxed into becoming stem cells.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has created tooth-like structures in mice. The primitive teeth-like organs are the first solid organs or tissue to be developed using a technique where discarded cells from human waste can be coaxed into becoming stem cells

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