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Stem cells / Jacqueline Langwith, book editor.
| Other author | Langwith, Jacqueline. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Detroit : Greenhaven Press, ©2007. |
| Description | 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Opposing viewpoints series Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered) ^A148448 |
| Contents | ch. 1. Will stem cells cure disease? -- 1. Stem cells will soon provide cures for many diseases / Stem Cell Research Foundation -- 2. The promise of stem cells is exaggerated / Peter Aldhous -- 3. Embryonic stem cell research is necessary to find a diabetes cure / Robert Goldstein -- 4. Nonembryonic stem cell research can find a diabetes cure / Dave Andrusko -- 5. Embryonic stem cell research may one day cure Alzheimer's disease / Sharon Begley -- 6. Embryonic stem cell research is unlikely to cure Alzheimer's disease / Rick Weiss -- ch. 2. What ethical and moral questions surround stem cell research? -- 1. Destroying embryos in order to obtain stem cells is immoral / William Cheshire -- 2. Destroying embryos in order to obtain stem cells is not immoral / Jonathon D. Moreno, Sam Berger -- 3. Therapeutic cloning to obtain embryonic stem cells is immoral / David A. Prentice, William Saunders -- 4. Therapeutic cloning to obtain embryonic stem cells is not immoral / Michael J. Sandel -- 5. Stem cell treatments threaten human morality / Paul Lauritzen -- 6. Stem cell treatments do not threaten human morality / Susan Squier, Catherine Waldby, Anita Silvers -- 7. Altered nuclear transfer is a moral way to obtain embryonic stem cells / E. Christian Brugger -- ch. 3. What role should the government play in stem cell research? -- 1. U.S. stem cell policy is moral / George W. Bush -- 2. U.S. stem cell policy is morally inconsistent / Arthur Caplan -- 3. The current number of federally approved stem cell lines is inadequate / Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International -- 4. The number of federally approved stem cell lines should not be increased / Eric Cohen -- 5. Americans favor government support of human embryonic stem cell research / Civil Society Institute/Results for America -- 6. Americans do not favor government support of human embryonic stem cell research / United States Conference of Catholic Bishops -- 7. U.S. policy is hurting stem cell research in the United States / Gareth Cook -- 8. U.S Policy is not hurting stem cell research in the United States / Do No Harm : The Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics -- ch. 4. Are there alternatives to embryonic stem cells? -- 1. Adult stem cells are more promising than embryonic stem cells / Jean Peduzzi-Nelson -- 2. Adult stem cells are not more promising than embryonic stem cells / William B. Neaves -- 3. Fetal stem cells are a promising alternative to embryonic stem cells / Business Week -- 4. Stem cells should not be harvested from artificially grown fetuses / Robert P. George -- 5. Umbilical cord stem cells are more beneficial than embryonic stem cells / Peter Hollands, interviewed by Peter J. Smith -- 6. Umbilical cord stem cells cannot replace embryonic stem cells / K. Welte, World Marrow Donor Association -- 7. Amniotic fluid stem cells may replace embryonic stem cells / Mary Carmichael. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-246) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007002991 |
| ISBN | 9780737736489 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0737736488 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780737736496 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0737736496 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QH588.S83 S7429 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |