What Are Stem Cells? : Definitions at the Intersection of Science and Politics.

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In recent years political, religious, and scientific communities have engaged in an ethical debate regarding the development of and research on embryonic stem cells. Does the manipulation of embryonic stem cells destroy human life? Or do limitations imposed on stem cell research harm patients who mi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lynch, John Alexander
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2011.
Colección:Rhetoric, culture, and social critique.
Temas:
Stem cells.
Reasoning.
Stem cells > Social aspects.
Stem cells > Moral and ethical aspects.
Stem Cells
Cellules souches.
Cellules souches > Aspect social.
Cellules souches > Aspect moral.
MEDICAL > Research.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In recent years political, religious, and scientific communities have engaged in an ethical debate regarding the development of and research on embryonic stem cells. Does the manipulation of embryonic stem cells destroy human life? Or do limitations imposed on stem cell research harm patients who might otherwise benefit? John Lynch's What Are Stem Cells? identifies the moral stalemate between the rights of the embryo and the rights of the patient and uses it as the framework for a larger discussion about the role of definitions as a key rhetorical strategy in the debate. In the case of.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (194 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references) and index.
ISBN:9780817385767
0817385762

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