Fundamentals of the Stem Cell Debate

The Scientific, Religious, Ethical, and Political Issues

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

Few recent advances in science have generated as much excitement and controversy as human embryonic stem cells. The potential of these cells to replace diseased or damaged cells in virtually every tissue of the body heralds the advent of an extraordinary new field of medicine. Controversy arises, however, because current techniques required to harvest stem cells involve the destruction of the human blastocyst. This even-handed, lucidly written volume is an essential tool for understanding the complex issues - scientific, religious, ethical, and political - that currently fuel public debate about stem cell research. One of the few books to provide a comprehensive overview for a wide audience, the volume brings together leading scientists, ethicists, political scientists, and doctors to explain this new scientific development and explore its ramifications.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-12-11
Mått:152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt:318 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:226
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520252127

Utforska kategorier

Cellbiologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Kristen Renwick Monroe heads the University of California at Irvine Interdisciplinary Center for the Scientific Study of Ethics and Morality and is author of The Hand of Compassion: Portraits of Moral Choice during the Holocaust and The Heart of Altruism: Perceptions of a Common Humanity. Ronald B. Miller is Clinical Professor of Medicine Emeritus at the University of California, Irvine, and a member of the UCI Stem Cell Research Center Advisory Committee. Jerome Tobis is Research Professor and Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of California, Irvine.

Recensioner i media

"This book is a valuable compendium of the various dimensions of the story of stem-cell research." New England Journal Of Medicine

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Framing the Controversy Kristen Renwick Monroe, Ronald B. Miller, and Jerome S. Tobis 1. Stem Cells Peter J. Bryant and Philip H. Schwartz 2. Therapeutic Uses of Stem Cells Philip H. Schwartz and Peter J. Bryant 3. Ethical Issues in Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Philip J. Nickel 4. Religious Perspectives on Embryonic Stem Cell Research Mahtab Jafari, Fanny Elahi, Saba Ozyurt, and Ted Wrigley 5. Political Issues in the Stem Cell Debate: The View from California Lawrence S.{ths}B. Goldstein 6. Roots and Branches of the U.S. National Debate on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Lee L. Zwanziger 7. Stem Cell Politics: The Perfect Is the Enemy of the Good Sidney H. Golub 8. Stem Cell Research: A Concluding Overview Ronald B. Miller Epilogue Kristen Renwick Monroe and Ted Wrigley Contributors Index