The Stem Cell Divide: The Facts, the Fiction, and the Fear Driving the Greatest Scientific, Political, and Religious Debate of Our Time

Bellomo, Michael

ISBN 10: 0814408818 / ISBN 13: 9780814408810

Published by AMACOM, new York, U.S.A., 2006

About this Item

A book that explores the various debates about the use of stem cell techniques to combat disease and human defects. A tidy ex-library book with the usual stamps / stickers and the benefit of a protected dust jacket. All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK, usually within 24 hours. Please call or email with your questions.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Stem Cell Divide: The Facts, the Fiction, and the Fear Driving the Greatest Scientific, Political, and Religious Debate of Our Time
• Publisher: AMACOM, new York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814408818
• ISBN 13: 9780814408810
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Health & Medicine

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Synopsis

"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.

While the battle has raged, research is moving ahead, and California has already passed a measure that will give $3 billion in support to stem cell research. But as politics, religion, and the media weigh in on this complex issue, more and more of the scientific reality of stem cell research is getting lost.

In the search for the truth about stem cell science, the author has interviewed the scientists whose cutting-edge research is at the very heart of this hot-button issue. The book explains what they have accomplished so far, what they’re currently doing, and what they see on the horizon.

The Stem Cell Divide does not take sides, and the author 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."

About the Author

Michael Bellomo works in biopharmaceuticals for Baxter Bioscience, a 4,000-person company dedicated to the creation of new medical and cellular-based technologies.