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.