Panno, Joseph <br/><br/>
Stem cell research :  medical applications and ethical controversy / 
Joseph Panno 
 - New York, NY :  Facts on File,  2005 
 - xiii, 178 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - The new biology .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-161) and index 
<br/><br/>Stem cells are not all equal -- Mammalian embryo -- Embryonic stem cells -- Adult stem cells -- Stem cells in culture -- Stem cell markers -- Human stem cells -- Collecting human embryonic stem cells -- Fate of the donor embryo -- Directed differentiation -- Growth factors -- Future prospects for adult stem cells -- Medical applications -- Leukemia -- Immune deficiencies -- Diabetes -- Liver disease -- Cardiovascular disease -- Neurological disorders -- Organ factories -- Commercialization of human stem cells -- Stock market -- Astrom Biosciences, Inc. -- StemCells, Inc. -- Geron Corporation -- Reality check -- Problem of immune rejection -- Spontaneous in vitro differentiation -- Wandering stem cells -- Stem cell cancer induction -- Growing organs from cultured stem cells -- Ethical issues -- Justice and beneficence -- High-tech cannibalism -- On becoming human -- Early embryo -- Legal issues -- United Kingdom -- European Union -- United States -- Resource center -- Eucaryote cell primer -- Recombinant DNA primer -- Gene therapy primer -- Belmont report -- Gelsinger investigation -- Clinical trials. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0816049491 (alk. paper)  RM132.65 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Stem cells--Research<br/>Stem cells--Research--Moral and ethical aspects