A system of opposing genetic forces determines why mammals develop a single row of teeth, while sharks sport several, according to a study published today in the journal Science. When completely ...
Benedict King received funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). Martin Rücklin received funding from EU FP7 and the Dutch Research Council (NWO). He works for Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
A 4-month-old infant in Maryland may be the first person to have had teeth form in his brain as a result of a specific type of rare brain tumor, according to a new report of the case. The boy is doing ...
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Why don't teeth count as bones?
At first glance, teeth look a lot like bones: Both are hard, white and rich in calcium. So why aren't teeth considered part of the skeletal system? Even though teeth and bones share a few basic ...
Hypophosphatasia (HPP), also called Rathbun disease, is a rare, inherited condition that affects how your bones and teeth form. It causes problems with mineralization in your body, which is a process ...
A group of marine mollusks called chitons produce extraordinarily tough teeth, which they use to scrape algae off rocks for food. Now, researchers report the protein RTMP1 (radular teeth matrix ...
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