Stem cells : scientific facts and fiction

The Resource Stem cells : scientific facts and fiction
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Stem cells : scientific facts and fiction
Title remainder
scientific facts and fiction
Statement of responsibility
edited by Christine Mummery, Anja Van De Stolpe, Bernard A.J. Roelen, Hans Clevers
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Editor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"The second edition of Stem Cells: Scientific Facts and Fiction provides the non-stem cell expert with an understandable review of the history, current state of affairs, and facts and fiction of the promises of stem cells. Building on success of its award-winning preceding edition, the second edition features new chapters on embryonic and iPS cells and stem cells in veterinary science and medicine. It contains major revisions on cancer stem cells to include new culture models, additional interviews with leaders in progenitor cells, engineered eye tissue, and xeno organs from stem cells, as well as new information on "organs on chips" and adult progenitor cells. In the past decades our understanding of stem cell biology has increased tremendously. Many types of stem cells have been discovered in tissues that everyone presumed were unable to regenerate in adults, the heart and the brain in particular. There is vast interest in stem cells from biologists and clinicians who see the potential for regenerative medicine and future treatments for chronic diseases like Parkinson's, diabetes, and spinal cord lesions, based on the use of stem cells; and from entrepreneurs in biotechnology who expect new commercial applications ranging from drug discovery to transplantation therapies."--Publisher information
Cataloging source
YDXCP
Dewey number
616.02774
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
QH588.S83
LC item number
S7485 2014
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
NLM call number
QU 325
NLM item number
S82425 2014

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