An edition of Stem cells
(2010)
Stem cells
by Caroline Green
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This book introduces stem cell research, research with stem cells grown from adult tissues and research on stem cells from embryos only a few days old, and discusses using iPS cells for studying diseases, diseases that attack the cells of the nervous system, and bone marrow transplantation.
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A medical frontier
An ethical minefield
The world of the cell. What is a cell? ; What do cells do? ; What are stem cells? ; A short history
A medical breakthrough. New treatments ; Where do stem cells come from? ; Induced pluripotent stem cells ; Current treatments
Future hopes. Stem cells and the nervous system ; Diseases of the nervous system ; Nervous system damage ; The role of stem cells
Stem cells and diabetes. The silent killer ; The role of the pancreas ; Treating diabetes
Stem cell science. Immunity and disease ; Building a new heart ; A safer way of testing ; Stem cells and cancer ; Stem cells and blood research
Challenge and progress. Teething problems ; Stem cells and ethics ; The problems of tissue rejection ; The dangers of cellular overdrive
Into the future. Gene therapy and stem cells ; Tissue engineering ; Stem cells: a world of possibility.
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