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Author
Publisher
World Scientific
Language
English
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Description
This book takes readers inside the world of stem cells guided by an international stem cell expert. Stem cells are catalyzing a revolution in medicine. The book also tackles the exciting and hotly debated area of stem cell treatments that are capturing the public's imagination. In the future they may also transform how we age and reproduce. However, there are serious risks and ethical challenges, too. The author's goal with this insider's guide is...
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"At Issue: Embryonic and Adult Stem Cells: Books in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and a challenge to critical thinking skills"--
Series
Stem cells research compendium volume 1
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
8) Cure
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"...New York City medical examiner Laurie Montgomery returns to work at the Office of Chief Medical Examiner, where she's been employed for more than two decades. Worried about whether she still has what it takes after so much time away, Laurie finds her first case back to be a dangerous puzzler of the highest order, involving organized crime and two start-up biotech companies caught in a zero sum game...." --inside front cover.
10) Cells
Author
Series
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Language
English
Description
A detailed presentation of the structure and function of different types of cells and of research into developing technologies such as cloning and the use of stem cells.
12) Cells
Author
Series
Publisher
Kids Core, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
1140L
Language
English
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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer and viruses; helped lead to in vitro...
