For the past two decades, scientists have been manipulating genes to grow human cells where you wouldn’t quite expect them.

They're actually the longest teeth in the human mouth. So what are these long, sharp teeth doing among our short, stubby ones? Well, contrary to popular belief, it's not for tearing and ripping meat.

This complex microbial dance seems to have a really important role in our health. Oral diseases and even oral cancers have ...

Scientists have grown human-like teeth in a pig's mouth. The research could lead to replacement teeth for people that are stronger than caps, crowns or implants.

Researchers have developed a way to grow human-sized tooth-like tissues in the mouths of pigs – this may be a lot to chew on, ...

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SciShow explained why humans have wisdom teeth, an evolutionary trait from a time when humans had larger mouths and smaller ...

But for a merely artificial human being, shouldn’t we use an artificial mouth with vocal cords chords, nasal cavity, tongue, teeth and lips? Work on such a thing is scarce these days ...

They're actually the longest teeth in the human mouth. So what are these long, sharp teeth doing among our short, stubby ones? Well, contrary to popular belief, it's not for tearing and ripping meat.