The stem cell hope
Subtitle: how stem cell medicine can change our lives
By: Alice Park
Publisher: Plume
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780452297968
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Transplantation; Popular works; Stem cells; Research
Description: "Few people know much about stem cell research beyond the ethical questions raised by using embryos. But in the last decade, stem cell research has made huge advances toward eliminating some of our most intractable diseases. Now, this sweeping book introduces us to this cutting-edge science that will revolutionize medicine and change the way we think about and treat disease. Alice Park takes us from stem cells' controversial beginnings to the recent electrifying promise of being able to create the versatile cells without using embryos at all. She shows us how stem cells give researchers an unprecedented ability to study disease while giving patients the promise of replacing diseased cells with healthy new ones. And she profiles the scientists and leaders who have fueled the quest and will continue to shape the field in years to come"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: "Previously published in a Hudson Street edition, 2011"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A tale of two fathers; title: It began with Dolly; title: Politics intrudes; title: From mouse to man; title: A president, a policy, and a predicament; title: Fighting back; title: California dreamin'; title: Caught up in cloning; title: The rise and fall of a 'supreme scientist'; title: Safe harbors; title: A jolt from Japan; title: Looking ahead.