Stem Cell Technology

Contents: Preface. 1. Properties and characteristics. 2. Advanced cell technology. 3. Basic principles and methodologies. 4. Cloning and stem cells. 5. The scientific context and background. 6. The stem cell technology and study of diseases. 7. Ethical and theological context. 8. Applications of stem cell research. 9. Stem cell treatments. 10. Potential applications. 11. Genetic variability. 12. Safety and danger of stem cell technology. 13. Recent developments. 14. Cancer stem cell.

"There has been much recent debate about the merits, dangers, and nature of stem cell research. Some see in it the answer to every debilitating disease known to man, while others see it as a step away from human cloning. The stem cell divide does not take sides, and the researcher debunks the distortions and exaggerations that come from every camp. This book does not tell readers what to think, but gives them the facts necessary to form their own opinions about one of the most divisive, complex, and potentially life changing developments in history." (jacket)