Stem Cells: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Stem Cells: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780199603381

ISBN-10: 0199603383

ISBN-13: 9780199603381

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jonathan Slack

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Embryonic stem cells have been hot-button topics in recent years, generating intense public interest as well as much confusion and misinformation. In thisVery Short Introduction, leading authority Jonathan Slack offers a clear and informative overview of stem cells--what they are, what scientists do with them, what stem cell therapies are available today, and how they might be used in the future. Slack explains the difference between embryonic stem cells, which exist only in laboratory cultures, and tissue-specific stem cells, which exist in our bodies, and he discusses how embryonic stem cells may be used in the future to treat such illnesses as diabetes, Parkinson's disease, heart…

Book details

List price: $11.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/24/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 6.70" wide x 4.40" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English