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Looks at the controversies surrounding stem cell research and technology, covering such topics as genetic engineering, property rights, forensic DNA analysis, and intelligent design.

6) The stem cell dilemma: beacons of hope or harbingers of doom?

Author

Furcht, Leo

Publisher

Arcade Pub

Pub. Date

[2008]

Language

English

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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.

7) The secret language of cells: what biological conversations tell us about the brain-body connection, the future of medicine, and life itself

Author

Lieff, Jon

Publisher

BenBella Books, Inc

Pub. Date

[2020]

Language

English

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"While cells are commonly considered the building block of living things, it is actually the communication between cells that brings us to life, controlling our bodies and brains, determining whether we are healthy or sick, and directly influencing how we think, feel, and behave. In The Secret Language of Cells, doctor and neuroscientist Jon Lieff lets us listen in on these conversations, and reveals their significance for everything from mental...

8) The master builder: how the new science of the cell is rewriting the story of life

Author

Martinez Arias, Alfonso

Publisher

Basic Books

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

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"What defines who we are? For decades, the biological answer has been our genes. In The Master Builder, leading biologist Alfonso Martinez Arias breaks with decades of scientific and popular tradition to make a bold argument: what defines us is our cells. Drawing on new research from his lab and others, Martinez Arias reveals that we are composed of a thrillingly complex, constantly rearranging symphony of cells that know how to count, feel, and ultimately...

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1) The cell: nature's first life-form

2) The cell: evolution of the first organism

3) Cell theory

4) The Proteus effect: stem cells and their promise for medicine

5) Stem cell research and other cell-related controversies

6) The stem cell dilemma: beacons of hope or harbingers of doom?

7) The secret language of cells: what biological conversations tell us about the brain-body connection, the future of medicine, and life itself

8) The master builder: how the new science of the cell is rewriting the story of life