Stem Cells and the Future of Regenerative Medicine

by Committee on the Biological and Biomedical Applications of Stem Cell Research, Commission on Life Sciences, Institute of Medicine, et al.

Recent scientific breakthroughs, celebrity patient advocates, and conflicting religious beliefs have come together to bring the state of stem cell research--specifically embryonic stem cell research--into the political crosshairs. President Bush's watershed policy statement allows federal funding for embryonic stem cell research but only on a limited number of stem cell lines. Millions of Americans could be affected by the continuing political debate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309076307
• ISBN13: 9780309076302
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.0" x 9.9"