Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Stem Cell Research For Dummies Stem Cell Research For Dummies Hall, Nancy W./ Lensch, M. William The first authoritative yet accessible guide to this controversial topic Stem Cell Research For Dummies offers a balanced, plain-English look at this politically charged topic, cutting away the hype… OL13749435W
Stem cell research Stem cell research Lauri S. Friedman Stem cell research is expensive, and whether the government should help pay for it has been a long-standing part of the controversies surrounding it. The presidential administrations of the early twe… OL15457065W
The stem cell hope The stem cell hope Alice Park "Few people know much about stem cell research beyond the ethical questions raised by using embryos. But in the last decade, stem cell research has made huge advances toward eliminating some of our m… OL15916590W
Cell therapy for lung disease Cell therapy for lung disease Julia M. Polak "The use of stem cells to help with lung regeneration and repair is a novel therapy which could help phase out the need for conventional surgical or pharmacological approaches currently employed to t… OL16081148W
Human stem cell technology and biology Human stem cell technology and biology Gary S. Stein "Human Stem Cell Technology & Biology: A Research Guide and Laboratory Manual integrates readily accessible text, electronic and video components with the aim of effectively communicating the critica… OL16113782W
Dreams and due diligence Dreams and due diligence Joe Sornberger "In proving the existence of stem cells, Ernest Armstrong McCulloch and James Edgar Till formed the most important partnership in Canadian medical research since Frederick Banting and Charles Best, t… OL16454070W
Progenitor cell therapy for neurological injury Progenitor cell therapy for neurological injury Charles S. Cox There are currently no reparative therapies for severe neurological injury, including brain injury, spinal cord injury and stroke. Actually, most treatments are designed simply to limit secondary dam… OL16706647W
Petrified Petrified Graham Masterton A stem-cell researcher and zoologist investigate sightings of flying monsters and whose only living witness is a little girl who claims to have seen the creature in her nightmares. OL17819831W
A family reunited A family reunited Dorie Graham Some things can't be fixed ... especially when it comes to Alexandra Peterson's family. They agree on so little that it's been best for her to be anywhere else. But with a crisis looming, how can she… OL18166138W
Stem cells Stem cells Novartis Foundation "The book features discussion from the world's experts in this topic on the important ethical issues raised by stem cell research. They review the various regulatory regimes which apply in different … OL18406726W
Sacred cells? Sacred cells? Ted Peters Sacred Cells? takes readers through the twists and turns of stem cell development, providing a brief history of the science and an overview of the competing ethical frameworks people use in approachi… OL19900512W
Thinking critically Thinking critically William Dudley Looks at questions related to embryonic stem cell research and its place in society, providing writings from opposing viewpoints intended to encourage critical thinking on the ethics, practicality, f… OL22052735W
Bioethics and the new embryology Bioethics and the new embryology Scott F. Gilbert "This brief textbook of human development covers the events of fertilization, gestation, and sex determination, followed by descriptions of the science of cloning, stem cells, and genome sequencing. … OL2635876W
Some kind of normal Some kind of normal Heidi Willis As the Babcock family faces a life-threatening illness, they must also deal with the opposing positions of medical science and their church. OL26451393W