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  • Function of "Unicorn" Whale's 8-Foot Tooth Discovered

    12/14/2005 9:41:44 PM PST · by seastay · 22 replies · 1,447+ views
    Harvard Medical School ^ | Tue 13-Dec-2005 | Newswise
    Today, Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) researcher Martin Nweeia, DMD, DDS, answers a marine science question that has eluded the scientific community for hundreds of years: why does the narwhal, or “unicorn,” whale have an 8-foot-long tooth emerging from its head, and what is its function? Nweeia, a clinical instructor in restorative dentistry and biomaterials sciences at HSDM, will be presenting his conclusions at the 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals in San Diego. The narwhal has a tooth, or tusk, which emerges from the left side of the upper jaw and is an evolutionary mystery...