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Stem cell now : from the experiment that shook the world to the new politics of life / Christopher Thomas Scott.
Veterinary: Atwood Library (Campus) QH588.S83 S35 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scott, Christopher Thomas.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Stem cells.
- Embryonic stem cells.
- Human reproductive technology.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Pi Press, [2006]
- Summary:
- Scott takes a look at how cutting-edge research will affect daily life--everything from transplanting a human immune system to bald men being able to order new hair in any color--and how the exploding political battle in the U.S. will affect patients, science, and business.
- Contents:
- Foreword by Donald Kennedy
- Abbreviations
- The experiment that shook the world
- The cell
- How we get to how we are
- A brief history of embryonic stem cells
- Hunting adult stem cells
- Seven questions
- The future of medicine
- The great moral divide
- The consequences of politics
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Glossary
- Further reading
- Acknowledgments.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-227) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0131737988
- OCLC:
- 61278520
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