New Source of Ethical Stem Cells: Wisdom Teeth
Japanese scientists have reported the successful growth of stem cells from tissue recovered from wisdom teeth.
This is significant in two ways,” team leader Hajime Ogushi told AFP. “One is that we can avoid the ethical issues of stem cells because wisdom teeth are destined to be thrown away anyway.
“Also, we used teeth that had been extracted three years ago and had been preserved in a freezer. That means that it’s easy for us to stock this source of stem cells.”
