Scientists skeptical of banking baby teeth - Yahoo! News

by bjtindle | July 21, 2006 at 02:00 am
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There's a new high-tech version of the tooth fairy, but some scientists aren't ready to bite. Austin-based startup company BioEden Inc. has opened the nation's first baby tooth bank, which harvests and freezes stem cells from a tooth's pulp. The hope is that the cells may someday be useful to treat disease or heal paralyzing spinal cord injuries

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