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Renewing the stuff of life : stem cells, ethics, and public policy /
Stem cell therapy is ushering in a new era of medicine in which we will be able to repair human organs and tissue at their most fundamental level- that of the cell. The power of stem cells to regenerate cells of specific types, such as heart, liver, and muscle, is unique and extraordinary. In 1998 r...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Colección: | OUP E-Books.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Stem cell therapy is ushering in a new era of medicine in which we will be able to repair human organs and tissue at their most fundamental level- that of the cell. The power of stem cells to regenerate cells of specific types, such as heart, liver, and muscle, is unique and extraordinary. In 1998 researchers learned how to isolate and culture embryonic stem cells, which are only obtainable through the destruction of human embryos. An ethical debate has raged since then about the ethics of this research, usually pitting pro-life advocates vs. those who see the great promise of curing some of h. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 311 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-295) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199719440 0199719446 0195305248 9780195305241 1281163058 9781281163059 9781429491143 1429491140 9786611163051 6611163050 |