From microscopes to stem cell research
Subtitle: discovering regenerative medicine
By: Sally Morgan
Series: Chain reactions; Chain reactions
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780431185934; 9780431186009
Subjects: Regeneration (Biology); Juvenile literature; Stem cells; Research; Medicine; History
Description: Follows discoveries, inventions and developments in science. This book looks at how a discovery or invention can lead to a chain of scientific breakthroughs, and introduces a range of literacy features with a variety of text types.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 62) and index.
Table of contents: title: The wonder cells; title: The coming of the microscope; title: Learning about stem cells; title: Transplants and immunity; title: Growing stem cells; title: The issues; title: Regenerative medicine; title: A look into the future; title: Regenerative medicine today; title: Timeline; title: Biographies.