Stem cell research
Subtitle: medical applications and ethical controversy
By: Joseph Panno
Contributors: NetLibrary, Inc
Series: Facts on File science library; New biology
Publisher: Facts On File
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Stem cells; Research
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-161) and index.

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Table of contents: title: Stem cells are not all equal; title: Mammalian embryo; title: Embryonic stem cells; title: Adult stem cells; title: Stem cells in culture; title: Stem cell markers; title: Human stem cells; title: Collecting human embryonic stem cells; title: Fate of the donor embryo; title: Directed differentiation; title: Growth factors; title: Future prospects for adult stem cells; title: Medical applications; title: Leukemia; title: Immune deficiencies; title: Diabetes; title: Liver disease; title: Cardiovascular disease; title: Neurological disorders; title: Organ factories; title: Commercialization of human stem cells; title: Stock market; title: Astrom Biosciences, Inc.; title: StemCells, Inc.; title: Geron Corporation; title: Reality check; title: Problem of immune rejection; title: Spontaneous in vitro differentiation; title: Wandering stem cells; title: Stem cell cancer induction; title: Growing organs from cultured stem cells; title: Ethical issues; title: Justice and beneficence; title: High-tech cannibalism; title: On becoming human; title: Early embryo; title: Legal issues; title: United Kingdom; title: European Union; title: United States; title: Resource center; title: Eucaryote cell primer; title: Recombinant DNA primer; title: Gene therapy primer; title: Belmont report; title: Gelsinger investigation; title: Clinical trials.