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From the Experiment That Shook the World to the New Politics of Life
Pi Press
November 2005
256 pages ISBN: 0131737988 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
THE STEM CELL IS SET TO DOMINATE POPULAR AWARENESS OF
SCIENCE LIKE THE ATOM BOMB DID A GENERATION AGO. No area
of science holds such immediate promise for treating disease
and improving human lives as stem cell research. But no area
of science also causes such fundamental ethical concern and
such ferocious political conflict. CHRISTOPHER
SCOTT clarifies the science behind the stem cell
revolution, from the landmark discovery of human embryonic
stem cells to the latest research. He begins with how stem
cells work, their role in the development and upkeep of the
human body, and the differences between embryonic and adult
stem cells. He then takes readers to the frontlines of this
new science, introducing the men and women who are creating
a new biotechnology and revealing their quests: Are there
ultra-rare adult stem cells as powerful as embryonic stem
cells? Can stem cells uncover the secrets of cancer,
rendering it reversible? Can we transplant an immune system?
How soon can we grow nerves and organs in the lab? The realm
of possibility is exploding. New science often
provokes a redefinition of ethical standards. Stem cells
have reignited the debate about the moral status of an
embryo, and new rules are being created to govern the new
technology. Scott clearly explains the arguments for and
against the use of embryonic stem cells. He leaves the
shrill rhetoric of both sides behind, leading readers
through a discussion of the question at the heart of the
debate: How, as a society, do we balance our
responsibilities to the unborn and the sick? As
leading academics, doctors, businessmen, government leaders,
and curious readers are finding, Stem Cell Now is the
book to read on the most socially and culturally important
scientific development of our time.
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