stem cells

Contains articles that provide a variety of perspectives on the issue of stem cell research, and features exercises and instructions designed to help students write a critical essay on the topic.

Contains fifteen articles that provide a variety of perspectives on embryonic and adult stem cells, addressing issues of value, research, funding, and ethics.

A collection of essays that focus on embryonic stem cell research and the controversy surrounding it by a diverse group of researches, politicians, and religious figures.

Presents an overview of stem cell research and its related issues in the U.S., a chronology, a glossary, an annotated bibliography, an annotated directory of organizations and agencies, a guide to further research, diagrams, and a collection of documents.

Discusses human stem cells, medical applications, commercialization of human stem cells, stem cell problems, and ethical and legal issues, and presents overviews of related topics, including eukaryote cells, recombinant DNA, gene therapy, the Belmont Report, the Gelsinger investigation, and clinical trials.

Discusses the latest scientific breakthroughs regarding embryonic stem cells and the growing of new human tissues, and how this can help doctors treat human illnesses.

Stem cells can be employed to replace damaged and diseased cells, curing many diseases. As scientists pursue research into stem cells, they have unlocked many secrets about how cells form and how they affect the body. This title examines the science behind stem cell research.