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Tooth structure re-engineered

Mice deficient in the EDA protein lack normal tooth features. Restoring EDA in embryonic teeth at increasing doses has now been found to recover these dental features in a stepwise pattern that mimics evolution. See Article p.44

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Figure 1: Reconstructing tooth evolution in vitro.

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Luo, ZX. Tooth structure re-engineered. Nature 512, 36–37 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13651

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