Stem cell research

SubTitle

medical applications and ethical controversy

Author Statement

Joseph Panno

Publication

Facts On File

Publication Year

c2005

Collation

xiii, 178 p. ill. 24 cm

Series

Facts on File science library , The new biology

Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-161) and index. , Stem cells are not all equal -- Mammalian embryo -- Embryonic stem cells -- Adult stem cells -- Stem cells in culture -- Stem cell markers -- Human stem cells -- Collecting human embryonic stem cells -- Fate of the donor embryo -- Directed differentiation -- Growth factors -- Future prospects for adult stem cells -- Medical applications -- Leukemia -- Immune deficiencies -- Diabetes -- Liver disease -- Cardiovascular disease -- Neurological disorders -- Organ factories -- Commercialization of human stem cells -- Stock market -- Astrom Biosciences, Inc. -- StemCells, Inc. -- Geron Corporation -- Reality check -- Problem of immune rejection -- Spontaneous in vitro differentiation -- Wandering stem cells -- Stem cell cancer induction -- Growing organs from cultured stem cells -- Ethical issues -- Justice and beneficence -- High-tech cannibalism -- On becoming human -- Early embryo -- Legal issues -- United Kingdom -- European Union -- United States -- Resource center -- Eucaryote cell primer -- Recombinant DNA primer -- Gene therapy primer -- Belmont report -- Gelsinger investigation -- Clinical trials.

Subject

Stem cells --Research --Moral and ethical aspects , Stem cells --Research

Main class

174.

Sub class

28

Cutter no

P194s

ISBN

0-8160-4949-1