Author : Jeri Freedman
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 21,65 MB
Release : 2008-09-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1427090963
In this book, we will look at the various types of ethical issues questions about what is good and what is bad that stem cell research poses. We'll look at current issues as well as issues that are likely to arise in the future as treatments are developed, in the United States and worldwide....
Author : Kristen Renwick Monroe
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 15,4 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0520252128
"What the editors have managed to accomplish with Fundamentals of the Stem Cell Debate is very significant. The book is well-informed, sophisticated, and attends to the moral and scientific complexities of stem cell research, rather than sweeping them under the rug. This book encompasses the complexities without sacrificing the other main virtue of the collection: to definitively illuminate the debate for all."—Jason Scott Robert, author of Embryology, Epigenesis, & Evolution: Taking Development Seriously
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 35,31 MB
Release : 2002-01-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309170427
Recent scientific breakthroughs, celebrity patient advocates, and conflicting religious beliefs have come together to bring the state of stem cell researchâ€"specifically embryonic stem cell researchâ€"into the political crosshairs. President Bush's watershed policy statement allows federal funding for embryonic stem cell research but only on a limited number of stem cell lines. Millions of Americans could be affected by the continuing political debate among policymakers and the public. Stem Cells and the Future of Regenerative Medicine provides a deeper exploration of the biological, ethical, and funding questions prompted by the therapeutic potential of undifferentiated human cells. In terms accessible to lay readers, the book summarizes what we know about adult and embryonic stem cells and discusses how to go about the transition from mouse studies to research that has therapeutic implications for people. Perhaps most important, Stem Cells and the Future of Regenerative Medicine also provides an overview of the moral and ethical problems that arise from the use of embryonic stem cells. This timely book compares the impact of public and private research funding and discusses approaches to appropriate research oversight. Based on the insights of leading scientists, ethicists, and other authorities, the book offers authoritative recommendations regarding the use of existing stem cell lines versus new lines in research, the important role of the federal government in this field of research, and other fundamental issues.
Author : Michael Ruse
Publisher : Contemporary Issues (Prometheu
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 43,84 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Presents a collection of essays that address various issues associated with stem cell research including the medical promises it could offer as well as the ethic and religious objections to the process.
Author : Suzanne Holland
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 38,31 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Bioethics
ISBN : 9780262582087
Discusses the ethical issues involved in the use of human embryonic stem cells in regenerative medicine.
Author : Ted Peters
Publisher :
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 24,19 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0800662296
"The worldwide debate about stem cells involves religion, ethics, politics, and medicine. It calls for people of faith to learn deeply, think carefully, and contribute fully. Peters's book relates the science of stem cells and regenerative medicine in lay terms. It also traces the strongly divided ethical debate to three very different moral frameworks and shows the deepest and legitimate concerns of each, alongside the secular ethical framework employed in most medical ethics."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Muireann Quigley
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 49,86 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9814374245
Fiction. LGBT Studies. Finalist for the American Library Association GLBT Fiction Award. "Guess deftly performs the parlor trick of handling several different voices, switching fluidly from perceptive Caddie to the clipped cadence of masculine Jo to jaded Selena. This Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore for the 1990s celebrates the differences between people without fudging the loneliness that these entail. Guess's attempts to put a Midwestern spin on magical realism are blessedly rare: in a book loaded with so many natural surprises, any supernatural extras would be gilt on the lily"—Publishers Weekly.
Author : Toni Marzotto
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 14,63 MB
Release : 2017-04-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1351648985
Stem Cell Research takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the topic of human embryonic stem cell research, starting with the breakthrough discovery up through the present day controversy. The book invites the reader to join the conversation by providing a well balanced approach to many of the issues surrounding the development of this controversial scientific field. It includes the thoughts and experiences of scientists, journalists and ethicists as it tried to approach the topic through a variety of different academic disciplines. The book will help the non-scientist understand the biology, research regulations and funding; and simultaneously it will help the scientist better comprehend the full spectrum of ethical, religious, and policy debates.
Author : Eve Herold
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 21,92 MB
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 1466893354
Americans have become the victims of misinformation about stem cell research. Over the last few years, the stem cell debate has been intensely political, religious, and confusing to many people. Now, Eve Herold explains what this science is all about, who is for and against it, and why it must go forward. She pulls together fascinating stories to highlight every aspect of this multifaceted field. She exposes the politics of stem cell research and demonstrates how the outcome of the debate could ultimately affect all of us. Packed with real-life stories of the people caught up in this groundbreaking struggle, Stem Cell Wars cuts through the noise and sets the standard for future debate.
Author : Brent Waters
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,15 MB
Release : 2003-07-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781589013308
Discussions and debates over the medical use of stem cells and cloning have always had a religious component. But there are many different religious voices. This anthology on how religious perspectives can inform the difficult issues of stem cell research and human cloning is essential to the discussion. Contributors reflect the spectrum of Christian responses, from liberal Protestant to evangelical to Roman Catholic. The noted moral philosopher, Laurie Zoloth, offers a Jewish approach to cloning, and Sondra Wheeler contributes her perspective on both Jewish and Christian understandings of embryonic stem cell research. In addition to the discussions found here, God and the Embryo includes a series of official statements on stem cell research and cloning from religious bodies, including the Roman Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church in America, the United Methodist Church, the Southern Baptist Convention, the United Church of Christ, the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America and the Rabbinical Council of America. "Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry," from the statement of the President's Council on Bioethics, concludes the book. The debates and the discussions will continue, but for anyone interested in the nuances of religious perspectives that make their important contributions to these ethically challenging and important dialectics, God and the Embryo is an invaluable resource.
