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Stem cell dialogues : a philosophical and scientific inquiry into medical frontiers

Title
Stem cell dialogues : a philosophical and scientific inquiry into medical frontiers / Sheldon Krimsky.
Author
Krimsky, Sheldon.
Publication
New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]

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Description
xxxviii, 238 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • Embryonic stem cells > Research > Moral and ethical aspects
  • Genetics > Moral and ethical aspects
  • Medical genetics > Moral and ethical aspects
  • Bioethics
  • Stem Cell Research > ethics
  • Embryonic Stem Cells
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Finding the key to regenerative medicine -- Hope -- Why is this cell different from other cells? -- The president's stem cells -- The dickey-wicker enigma -- The moral status of embryos -- Creating good from immoral acts -- Circumventing embryocide -- My personalized beta cells for diabetes -- Repairing brain cells in stroke victims -- Reversing macular degeneration -- My stem cells, my cancer -- Reprogramming cells -- My personalized disease cells -- To clone or not to clone : that is the question -- Patenting human embryonic stem cells is immoral and illegal -- (in europe) -- My embryo is auctioned on the internet -- Here comes the egg man : embryos and oocytes.org -- Human-animal chimeras and hybrids -- Stem cell tourism -- Social media meets science hype -- Feminism and the commercialization of human eggs/embryos -- Was my birth embryo me? -- Embryos without ovaries -- My cells are drugs -- A clinical trial for paralysis.
Call Number
JFE 15-5600
ISBN
  • 9780231167482
  • 0231167482
  • 9780231539401 (electronic) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2014039574
OCLC
900031631
Author
Krimsky, Sheldon.
Title
Stem cell dialogues : a philosophical and scientific inquiry into medical frontiers / Sheldon Krimsky.
Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 15-5600
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