Why do humans grow two sets of teeth? These marsupials are rewriting the story of dental evolution
You only get 52 teeth in your lifetime: 20 baby teeth, followed by 32 adult teeth.
You only get 52 teeth in your lifetime: 20 baby teeth, followed by 32 adult teeth.
Evolution
Sep 22, 2022
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An international team of researchers studying a recovered Neanderthal milk tooth has found evidence of baby teeth growing faster and emerging earlier in the extinct human species than in modern humans. In their paper published ...
Fossils found deep in a South African cave formed part of a hominid child's skull, apparently left on an alcove by fellow members of her species 250,000 years ago, scientists said on Thursday.
Paleontology & Fossils
Nov 4, 2021
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Airborne lead from recycled car batteries at the Exide plant in Vernon ended up in the baby teeth of children living nearby, a USC study shows.
Environment
May 7, 2019
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(Phys.org) —A team of researchers from the U.S., Taiwan and China analyzing tooth regeneration in alligators reports that a similar process might possibly be instigated in humans through artificial means. In their paper ...
(AP)—Barry Commoner, a scientist and a pioneer of the environmental movement, has died in New York at age 95.
Environment
Oct 2, 2012
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