[PDF] Stem Cell Dialogues eBook

Author : Sheldon Krimsky
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,3 MB
Release : 2015-06-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 0231539401

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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 treatment of numerous diseases. Yet the use of stem cells is fraught with ethical and public policy dilemmas that challenge scientists, clinicians, the public health community, and people of good will everywhere. How shall we deal with these amazing biomedical advances, and how can we talk about potential breakthroughs with both moral and scientific intelligence? This book provides an innovative look at these vexing issues through a series of innovative Socratic dialogues that elucidate key scientific and ethical points in an approachable manner. Addressing the cultural and value issues underlying stem cell research while also educating readers about stem cells' biological function and medical applications, Stem Cell Dialogues features fictional characters engaging in compelling inquiry and debate. Participants investigate the scientific, political, and socioethical dimensions of stem cell science using actual language, analysis, and arguments taken from scientific, philosophical, and popular literature. Each dialogue centers on a specific, recognizable topic, such as the policies implemented by the George W. Bush administration restricting the use of embryonic stem cells; the potential role of stem cells in personalized medicine; the ethics of cloning; and the sale of eggs and embryos. Additionally, speakers debate the use of stem cells to treat paralysis, diabetes, stroke effects, macular degeneration, and cancer. Educational, entertaining, and rigorously researched (with 300 references to scientific literature), Stem Cell Dialogues should be included in any effort to help the public understand the science, ethics, and policy concerns of this promising field.

Author : Jeri Freedman
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 10,9 MB
Release : 2008-09-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1427090963

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In this book, we will look at the various types of ethical issues questions about what is good and what is bad that stem cell research poses. We'll look at current issues as well as issues that are likely to arise in the future as treatments are developed, in the United States and worldwide....

Author : Lillian E. Forman
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 25,15 MB
Release : 2007-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1617852627

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Discusses the controversial viewpoints regarding stem cell research.

Author : James M. Humber
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 30,23 MB
Release : 2003-10-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1592596746

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A collection of objective essays reviewing the principal arguments for and against stem cell research. Among the issues considered are whether stem cell research treats embryos as "commodities," violates the rights of human embryos, or alienates women from their reproductive labor, and whether human embryos are entitled to full membership in the moral community.

Author : Kristina Hug
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 47,19 MB
Release : 2010-12-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 1607619598

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For many years, the ethical discussion surrounding human embryonic stem cell research has focused on the moral status of the embryo. This text takes a wider moral berth and focuses on numerous ethical, legal and social aspects involved in translating the results of stem cell research into diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Translational Stem Cell Research is broken into ten sections. It opens with an overview of the latest in stem cell research, focusing on specific diseases and the treatment of burn victims. Part II discusses the issues involved in the many steps from bench to bedside, ranging from first research in vitro to clinical trials. Part III covers scientific, regulatory and ethical challenges to basic research, and Part IV details issues regarding stem cell banks. Part V explores ethical, economic and strategic issues involved in collaboration between universities and industry, and Part VI addresses legal problems raised by patents on human stem-cell based inventions plus the extent to which there can be technological solutions to a moral dilemma. Part VII presents imaginative ways of communicating research to the general public and how to create conditions for a constructive dialogue. Part VIII probes psychosocial and cultural factors affecting judgment and decisions about translational stem cell research, and Part IX explores problems and procedures raised by an examination of the evaluation of stem cell research projects in research ethics committees. The book closes with a look into the future of translational stem cell research and stem cell-based therapeutic applications.

Author : Muireann Quigley
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 43,57 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9814374245

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Fiction. LGBT Studies. Finalist for the American Library Association GLBT Fiction Award. "Guess deftly performs the parlor trick of handling several different voices, switching fluidly from perceptive Caddie to the clipped cadence of masculine Jo to jaded Selena. This Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore for the 1990s celebrates the differences between people without fudging the loneliness that these entail. Guess's attempts to put a Midwestern spin on magical realism are blessedly rare: in a book loaded with so many natural surprises, any supernatural extras would be gilt on the lily"—Publishers Weekly.

Author : Toni Marzotto
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 43,36 MB
Release : 2017-04-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1351648985

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Stem Cell Research takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the topic of human embryonic stem cell research, starting with the breakthrough discovery up through the present day controversy. The book invites the reader to join the conversation by providing a well balanced approach to many of the issues surrounding the development of this controversial scientific field. It includes the thoughts and experiences of scientists, journalists and ethicists as it tried to approach the topic through a variety of different academic disciplines. The book will help the non-scientist understand the biology, research regulations and funding; and simultaneously it will help the scientist better comprehend the full spectrum of ethical, religious, and policy debates.

Author : Peggy J. Parks
Publisher : Referencepoint Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 40,12 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN :

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Scientists believe that stem cell research could eventually lead to cures and treatments for a host of human disorders and disease--but where those stem cells come from is the subject of major controversy. Through objective overviews, primary sources, and full-color illustrations, this title examines: Is Stem Cell Research Necessary? Is Stem Cell Research Ethical? Are Stem Cells the Answer to Prolonged Human Life? and Can the Stem Cell Debate Be Resolved?

Author : Ariff Bongso
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 721 pages
File Size : 32,43 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Science
ISBN : 9814289388

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Stem cell biology has drawn tremendous interest in recent years as it promises cures for a variety of incurable diseases. This book deals with the basic and clinical aspects of stem cell research and involves work on the full spectrum of stem cells isolated today. It also covers the conversion of stem cell types into a variety of useful tissues which may be used in the future for transplantation therapy. It is thus aimed at undergraduates, postgraduates, scientists, embryologists, doctors, tissue engineers and anyone who wishes to gain some insight into stem cell biology. This book is important as it is comprehensive and covers all aspects of stem cell biology, from basic research to clinical applications. It will have 33 chapters written by renowned stem cell scientists worldwide. It will be up-to-date and all the chapters include self-explanatory figures, color photographs, graphics and tables. It will be easy to read and give the reader a complete understanding and state of the art of the exciting science and its applications.

Author : Leo Furcht
Publisher : Arcade Publishing
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 23,45 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Medical
ISBN :

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Traces findings in biomedical research about the potential for stem cells to enable revolutionary cures, offering insight into the controversy surrounding stem-cell research and its related international biological arms race.