Beaver Skull (IMAGE)

Northwestern University

Beaver Skull

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Northwestern University researchers found that the pigmented enamel of beavers, which contains iron, is both harder and more resistant to acid than regular enamel, including that treated with fluoride.

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Credit: Michael Graydon, Toronto

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