The stem cell divide the facts, the fiction, and the fear driving the greatest scientific, political, and religious debate of our time

The stem cell divide : the facts, the fiction, and the fear driving the greatest scientific, political, and religious debate of our time / Michael Bellomo.

Author/creator	Bellomo, Michael
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	New York : American Management Association,
Description	ix, 262 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subject(s)	Stem cells--Research --Moral and ethical aspects. Embryonic stem cells--Research --Moral and ethical aspects.

Contents	Discovery of the stem cell's unique abilities -- Morning on the devil's highway -- Head of the hydra -- The furnace of creation -- The ugliest thing in medicine -- The starter culture -- The race to harness the power of life -- California dreaming -- Investing in hope and hype -- From Roe to Dickey -- Division on the hill -- Stem cell superpowers -- The rise and fall of South Korea's cloning king -- Stem cell cures and curses -- Therapeutic cloning and regenerative medicine -- Resolving the debate: adult vs. embryonic stem cells -- Germ of an idea -- Needles and haystacks -- Banking on cord blood -- So close and yet so far -- A future built on the smallest piece of life -- The mitochondrial barrier -- Cautionary tales: the coming stem cell decade -- Epilogue: the coming stem cell century.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-241) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2006012200
ISBN	0814408818
ISBN	9780814408810

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