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Ann B. Parson · J. Henry Press, 2006
Stem cells could be the key that unlocks cures to scores of diseases and illnesses. Their story is at once compelling, controversial, and remarkable. Part detective story, part medical history, The Proteus Effect recounts the events leading up to the discovery of stem cells and their incredible potential for the future of medicine.
What exactly are these biological wonders a " these things called stem cells? They may be tiny, but their impact is earth shaking, generating excitement among medical researchers a " and outright turmoil in political circles. They are reported to be nothing short of miraculous.
But they have also incited fear and mistrust in many. Indeed, recent research on stem cells raises important questions as rapidly as it generates new discoveries. The power of stem cells rests in their unspecialized but marvelously flexible nature.
They are the clay of life waiting for the cellular signal that will coax them into taking on the shape of the beating cells of the heart muscle or the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. With a wave of our medical magic wand, ita (TM)s possible that stem cells could be used to effectively treat (even cure) diseases such as Parkinson's disease, diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune disorders, and even baldness. But should scientists be allowed to pick apart four-day-old embryos in order to retrieve stem cells?
And when stem cells whisper to us of immortality a " they can divide and perpetuate new cells indefinitely a " how do we respond? Stem cells are forcing us to not only reexamine how we define the beginning of life but how we come to terms with the end of life as well. Meticulously researched, artfully balanced, and engagingly told, Ann Parson chronicles a scientific discovery in progress, exploring the ethical debates, describing the current research, and hinting of a spectacular new era in medicine.
The Proteus Effect is as timely as it is riveting.
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Divulgación · En inglés
Leo Furcht, William Hoffman
Arcade Publishing, 2008
Traces findings in biomedical research about the potential for stem cells to enable revolutionary cures, offering insight into the controversy surrounding stem-cell research and its related international biological arms race.
Universitario · En inglés
Christine Mummery, Anja van de Stolpe y otros
Elsevier Science & Technology Books, 2014
Universitario · En inglés
Karen Devine
Routledge, 2017
This book explores the legal and ethical dilemmas that arise from the procurement, storage and use of stem cells derived from the umbilical cord of new-born infants. Karen Devine traces the emergence of umbilical cord blood (UCB) as a biological resource of potential therapeutic value, and introduces the medical…
Universitario · En inglés
Charles Durand, Pierre Charbord
River Publishers, 2022
Divulgación · En inglés
Nicholas Wade
Simon & Schuster, 2002
With the decoding of the human genome, researchers can now read the genetic program that evolution has written for the human body. A new generation of medical treatments is at hand, and researchers hope to uncover the genetic roots of illness and develop new therapies for most major diseases. Here, New York Times…
Divulgación · En inglés
Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, Roger Highfield
Ebury Publishing, 2021
"Embryologist Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz has spent two decades unraveling the mysteries of fetal development. By studying embryonic mouse cells, she witnessed the embryo's ability to rid itself of abnormal cells as it prepared for implantation in the womb. When Zernicka-Goetz became pregnant at 44, she received a call…
