Cell of cells : the global race to capture and control the stem cell / Cynthia Fox.
Cell of cells : the global race to capture and control the stem cell / Cynthia Fox.
Cell of cells : the global race to capture and control the stem cell / Cynthia Fox.
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New York : W.W. Norton, c2007.
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N616.02774/9
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English
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Physical content
xii, 546 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Unmade in America -- 2. Stem cells in the Sahara -- 3. Scientific pilgrimages -- 4. In the beginning -- 5. Biopolis -- 6. World cloning wars -- 7. Double-edged sword : stem cells as a cancer cure and cause -- 8. The medical revolution of the human chimera -- 9. Stem cells and the heart : setting...
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton, c2007.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2007.
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Summary
"From an Israeli lab that narrowly escapes a terrorist bomb to a Chinese clinic that offers stem cells to patients suffering from paralysis and brain trauma, stem cells have gone global. Beyond delving into the research and applications of stem cells, Cynthia Fox draws readers into the saga of the South Korean stem cell debacle - one of the greates...
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Cell of cells : the global race to capture and control the stem cell / Cynthia Fox.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [463]-518) and index.
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N616.02774/9
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74VKOjQZNOrO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOjQZNOrO
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0393058778 (hardcover)
9780393058772 (hardcover)
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616.02774
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991022616729702626
