书目

Stem Cell Now: From the Experiment That Shook the World to the New Politics of Life

内容简介

"ChristopherScottclarifiesthesciencebehindthestemcellrevolution,fromthelandmarkdiscoveryofhumanembryonicstemcellstothelatestresearch.Hebeginswithhowstemcellswork,theirroleinthedevelopmentandupkeepofthehumanbody,andthedifferencesbetweenembryonicandadultstemcells.Hethentakesreaderstothefrontlinesofthisnewscience,introducingthemenandwomenwhoarecreatinganewbiotechnologyandrevealingtheirquests:Arethereultra-rareadultstemcells?Canstemcellsuncoverthesecretsofcancer,renderingitreversible?Howsooncanwegrownervesandorgansinthelab?Therealmofpossibilityisexploding."Scottclearlyexplainstheargumentsforandagainsttheuseofembryonicstemcells.Heleavestheshrillrhetoricofbothsidesbehind,leadingreadersthroughadiscussionofthequestionattheheartofthedebate:How,asasociety,dowebalanceourresponsibilitiestotheunbornandthesick?

作者简介

CHRISTOPHERSCOTTisaStanfordUniversitylecturerandisExecutiveDirectoroftheStanfordUniversityCenterforBiomedicalEthicsPrograminStemCellsandSociety.HewasformerlytheassistantvicechancellorattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,andwasafounderandtheexecutiveeditoroftheaward-winningbiotechjournalAcumen.Hehasappearedonnationalradioandtelevision,andhaswrittenformajornewspapersandjournalssuchasScience,NatureBiotechnology,andTheScientist.?CopyrightPearsonEducation.Allrightsreserved.

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