Stem Cell Dialogues : : A Philosophical and Scientific Inquiry Into Medical Frontiers /

Stem Cell Dialogues : : A Philosophical and Scientific Inquiry Into Medical Frontiers / / Sheldon Krimsky.

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Stem cells and the emerging field of regenerative medicine are at the frontiers of modern medicine. These areas of scientific inquiry suggest that in the future, damaged tissue and organs might be repaired through personalized cell therapy as easily as the body repairs itself, revolutionizing the tr...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Krimsky, Sheldon,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2015]
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (280 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Annotated Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Harnessing Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine
  • DIALOGUE 1. HOPE
  • DIALOGUE 2. WHY IS THIS CELL DIFFERENT FROM OTHER CELLS?
  • DIALOGUE 3. THE PRESIDENT'S STEM CELLS
  • DIALOGUE 4. THE DICKEY-WICKER ENIGMA
  • DIALOGUE 5. THE MORAL STATUS OF EMBRYOS
  • DIALOGUE 6. CREATING GOOD FROM IMMORAL ACTS
  • DIALOGUE 7. CIRCUMVENTING EMBRYOCIDE
  • DIALOGUE 8. MY PERSONALIZED BETA CELLS FOR DIABETES
  • DIALOGUE 9. REPAIRING BRAIN CELLS IN STROKE VICTIMS
  • DIALOGUE 10. REVERSING MACULAR DEGENERATION
  • DIALOGUE 11. MY STEM CELLS, MY CANCER
  • DIALOGUE 12. REPROGRAMMING CELLS
  • DIALOGUE 13. MY PERSONALIZED DISEASE CELLS
  • DIALOGUE 14. TO CLONE OR NOT TO CLONE: THAT IS THE QUESTION
  • DIALOGUE 15. PATENTING HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS IS IMMORAL AND ILLEGAL (IN EUROPE)
  • DIALOGUE 16. MY EMBRYO IS AUCTIONED ON THE INTERNET
  • DIALOGUE 17. HERE COMES THE EGG MAN: OOCYTES & EMBRYOS.ORG
  • DIALOGUE 18. HUMAN-ANIMAL CHIMERAS AND HYBRIDS
  • DIALOGUE 19. STEM CELL TOURISM
  • DIALOGUE 20. SOCIAL MEDIA MEET SCIENCE HYPE
  • DIALOGUE 21. FEMINISM AND THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF HUMAN EGGS/EMBRYOS
  • DIALOGUE 22. WAS MY BIRTH EMBRYO ME?
  • DIALOGUE 23. EMBRYOS WITHOUT OVARIES
  • DIALOGUE 24. HOW MY CELLS BECAME DRUGS
  • DIALOGUE 25. A CLINICAL TRIAL FOR PARALYSIS TREATMENT
  • EPILOGUE
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Backmatter

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