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Fundamentals of the Stem Cell Debate: The Scientific, Religious, Ethical, and Political Issues

Kristen Renwick Monroe

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Few recent advances in science have generated as much excitement and controversy as human embryonic stem cells. The potential of these cells to replace diseased or damaged cells in virtually every tissue of the body heralds the advent of an extraordinary new field of medicine. Controversy arises, however, because current techniques required to harvest stem cells involve the destruction of the human blastocyst. This even-handed, lucidly written volume is an essential tool for understanding the complex issues—scientific, religious, ethical, and political—that currently fuel public debate about stem cell research. One of the few books to provide a comprehensive overview for a wide audience, the volume brings together leading scientists, ethicists, political scientists, and doctors to explain this new scientific development and explore its ramifications.

Language: English

Pages: 226

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of California Press

Release: December 11, 2007

ISBN: 0520252128

ISBN 13: 9780520252127

Fundamentals of the Stem Cell Debate: The Scientific, Religious, Ethical, and Political Issues

Kristen Renwick Monroe

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Few recent advances in science have generated as much excitement and controversy as human embryonic stem cells. The potential of these cells to replace diseased or damaged cells in virtually every tissue of the body heralds the advent of an extraordinary new field of medicine. Controversy arises, however, because current techniques required to harvest stem cells involve the destruction of the human blastocyst. This even-handed, lucidly written volume is an essential tool for understanding the complex issues—scientific, religious, ethical, and political—that currently fuel public debate about stem cell research. One of the few books to provide a comprehensive overview for a wide audience, the volume brings together leading scientists, ethicists, political scientists, and doctors to explain this new scientific development and explore its ramifications.

Language: English

Pages: 226

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of California Press

Release: December 11, 2007

ISBN: 0520252128

ISBN 13: 9780520252127

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