| Description |
367 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Contemporary Issues series |
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Contemporary issues (Buffalo, N.Y.)
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| Contents |
pt. 1. The science of stem cells. Editors' introduction -- Stem cells : a primer / National Institutes of Health -- The language really matters / Jane Maienschein -- Can old cells learn new tricks? / Gretchen Vogel -- Adult stem cells : a positive perspective / Sidney Houff -- "Parthenotes" expand the debate on stem cells / Rick Weiss -- pt. 2. Medical cures and promises. Editors' introduction -- Paralyzed mouse walks again as scientists fight stem cell ban / Katty Kay and Mark Henderson -- 60 Minutes II, Holy grail / Carol Marin -- Human stem cell research and the potential for clinical application / National Bioethics Advisory Commission -- Fetal neuron grafts pave the way for stem cell therapies / Marcia Barinaga -- Promises of stem cells kept / Leigh Shoemaker -- pt. 3. Moral issues. Editors' introduction -- The stem cell slide : be alert to the beginnings of evil / Michael Novak -- Research with human embryonic stem cells: ethical considerations / Geron Ethics Advisory Board -- Ethics and policy in embryonic stem cell research / John A. Robertson -- The ethics and politics of small sacrifices in stem cell research / Glenn McGee and Arthur Caplan -- The ethical case against stem cell research / Søren Holm -- Stem cell research: the failure of bioethics / Don Marquis -- Public stem cell banks : considerations of justice in stem cell research and therapy / Ruth R. Faden, Liza Dawson, Alison S. Bateman-House, et al. -- pt. 4. Religious issues. Editors' introduction -- Patients' voices : the powerful sound in the stem cell debate / Daniel Perry -- The stem cell controversy / Ted Peters -- Stem cells and the Catholic Church / Aline H. Kalbian -- Testimony of Abdulaziz Sachedina / Abdulaziz Sachedina for National Bioethics Advisory Commission -- Human embryonic stem cell research : an intercultural perspective / LeRoy Walters -- pt. 5. Policy issues. Editors' introduction -- A time for restraint / Frank E. Young -- The politics and ethics of human embryo and stem cell research / Kenneth J. Ryan -- The basics about stem cells / Maureen L. Condic -- Locating convergence : ethics, public policy, and human stem cell research / Andrew W. Siegel -- Stem cells : public policy and ethics / Cindy R. Towns and D. Gareth Jones -- Ethical consistency in embryonic stem cell research / Simon Clarke -- Glossary |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Stem cells -- Research -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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| Author |
Ruse, Michael.
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Pynes, Christopher A., 1970-
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| LC no. |
2006013373 |
| ISBN |
1591024048 alkaline paper |
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