| Description |
vi., 282 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. Ethics -- 2. Background to the science -- 3. Australia's battle for stem cells -- 4. How Australia entered the stem cell race -- 5. Selling the science -- 6. Putting stem cells to work -- 7. Parkinson's disease -- 8. Diabetes -- 9. Mending a broken heart -- 10. Kidney growers - impossible dreamers? -- 11. Repairing the spinal cord |
| Summary |
One of the most impassioned debates to have gripped Australian politicians and the public at large has been about the use of embryonic stem cells in medical research. This book examines all the issues. Frinkel takes a clear-eyed look at the science, the ethics, the politics, the economics and the future |
| Analysis |
Stem cells |
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Medical research |
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Bioethics |
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Legislation |
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Diseases |
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Treatment |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references : pages 265-276 |
| Subject |
Medical ethics.
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Stem cells -- Research -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
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Stem cells.
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Stem cells -- Research -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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| Author |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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| ISBN |
0733312489 |
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