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O.o

by Bruce Shark, posted in Bruce Shark

O.o

Now you puny humans will know what it is like to be SHARK….

Just kiddin’

this is very cool!

Originally shared by Alex P

Scientists used laser light to trigger human dental stem cells to regenerate teeth.  

It turns out that a ubiquitous regulatory cell protein called transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-β1) played a pivotal role in triggering the dental stem cells to grow into dentin. TGF-β1 exists in latent form until activated by any number of molecules.

Here is the chemical domino effect the team confirmed: In a dose-dependent manner, the laser first induced reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are chemically active molecules containing oxygen that play an important role in cellular function. The ROS activated the latent TGF-β1complex which, in turn, differentiated the stem cells into dentin.  

2012 Medicine Nobel Prize was given for stem cells research: Stem Cell Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Medicine. Science papers on stem cells: the-stem-cell-center.com

7 brief (<6min) videos on ☻stem cell cures♥:

1. heart repair:  Heart health: Patient’s own stem cells repaired damage

2. grow trachea:  First Successful Transplant of Trachea Made of Stem Cells

3. paralyzed walks:  Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury – Injured Airline Pilot Flies Again

4. blindness cured: Adult Stem Cells Cure Blindness 

5. grow skin:  The Skin Gun

6. grow teeth: regrowing teeth.mpg

7. grow fingers:  Man regrows severed finger using pig cells

🙂  Regeneration from inside is the future of medicine. 🙂

http://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2014/05/researchers-use-light-to-coax-stem-cells-to-repair-teeth