Fundamentals of the Stem Cell Debate: The Scientific, Religious, Ethical, and Political Issues

by Kristen Renwick Monroe and Jerome Tobis

Book Overview

Few recent advances in science have generated as much excitement and controversy as human embryonic stem cells. The potential of these cells to replace diseased or damaged cells in virtually every tissue of the body heralds the advent of an extraordinary new field of medicine. Controversy arises, however, because current techniques required to harvest stem cells involve the destruction of the human blastocyst. This even-handed, lucidly written volume...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520252128
• ISBN13: 9780520252127
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"