TY  - BOOK
AU  - Panno,Joseph
AU  - Panno,Joseph
TI  - Stem cell research: medical applications and ethical controversy 
SN  - 0816049491 (alk. paper)
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Facts on File
KW  - Stem cells
KW  - Research
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-161) and index; 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0412/2003025975.html
ER  -