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Laertis Ikonomou, associate professor of oral biology, is principal investigator of a two-year, $435,167 R21 grant from the ...

A groundbreaking discovery has revealed that humans possess a third set of teeth, a revelation that could revolutionize dental health. Scientists have developed a medicine that may stimulate the ...

Going for a dip in the ocean is about to get a lot safer. Scientists have developed a shark-proof wetsuit - and it's even ...

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their ...

The ability to regenerate lost body parts has long captured human fascination. Many creatures out in nature can perform feats of repair that far surpass our own abilities. For example, salamanders can ...

At a time when biodiversity is under severe pressure from human activities, understanding how evolution works is more ...

Tesla Monson receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Andrew Weitz does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from ...

Two distinct stem cell lineages that drive tooth root and alveolar bone formation have been identified by researchers from ...

When you stop to think about it, the human body is pretty amazing. It knows how to heal when we’re hurt, protect us from ...