The secret behind the alligator’s toothy smile

Dental stem cells enable the reptile to grow new teeth every year

SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR TEETH  A band of stem cells in alligators' jaws enables them to replenish each of their 80 teeth about once a year.

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A clump of dental stem cells gives alligators a steady supply of pearly whites.