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Stem Cells

Embryonic stem cells have been hot-button topics in recent years, generating intense public interest as well as much confusion and misinformation. In this Very Short Introduction, leading authority Jonathan Slack offers a clear and informative overview of stem cells--what they are, what scientists d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: J M W Slack
Format: Printed Book
Published: Oxford ; New York Oxford University Press 2012
Series:Very short introductions, 303.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • What are stem cells?
  • Embryonic stem cells
  • Personalized pluripotent stem cells
  • Potential therapies using pluripotent stem cells
  • Tissue-specific stem cells
  • Current therapy with tissue specific stem cells
  • Realistic and unrealistic expectations.