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| Genre/forme : | Popular works |
|---|---|
| Type d’ouvrage : | Ressource Internet |
| Format : | Livre, Ressource Internet |
| Tous les auteurs / collaborateurs : |
Evelyn B Kelly |
| ISBN : | 0313337632 9780313337635 |
| Numéro OCLC : | 71312810 |
| Description : | xi, 203 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contenu : | Series foreword -- Preface -- Section 1 : Scientific background of stem cells -- 1. Stem cells 101 -- 2 . History of stem cells and stem cell research through the 1980s -- 3. Current stem cell research since 1990 -- 4. Taking care : growing and maintaining embryonic stem cells -- 5. Hope for the future : diseases and disorders of the nervous system -- 6. Of blood, bones, and the immune system -- 7. Tissue engineering : bones, muscles, skin, endocrine glands -- Section 2 : Ethics and regulations -- 8. Ethics and research in history -- 9. Ethics and the brave new world -- 10. Religious considerations -- 11. Regulatory issues in the United States -- 12. Regulatory issues in other countries -- 13. The future of stem cell research -- Section 3 : References and resources -- A. Annotated primary source documents -- B. Stem cell timeline -- C. Glossary -- D. Further reading -- Index. |
| Titre de collection : | Health and medical issues today. |
| Responsabilité : | Evelyn B. Kelly. |
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"Kelly provides a balanced overview of the topic of stem cells, written in a style particularly accessible to nonspecialists in science or ethics. Joining numerous other recent publications, this book is especially appropriate for readers seeking background information and an understanding of the controversy inherent in this topic. Kelly explains important concepts and puts stem cell research in historical context by describing important events and discoveries. Readers get a crash course in the sources and cultivation of stem cells; diseases and disorders for which stem cells hold the promise of treatment; and tissue engineering, which focuses on devising techniques to grow or build replacement parts for human bodies. Kelly treats fully the challenging and multifaceted arena of human subjects research, including ethical principles and regulatory approaches used in the US and other countries; and she presents the varied religious viewpoints. A nice feature is the inclusion of primary Lire la suite...
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