Bioethics and the Future of Stem Cell Research

ISBN-13: 9780521768696 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 235 str.

Insoo Hyun

Opis

This book provides a sophisticated yet accessible account of emerging trends in stem cell research and their accompanying ethical issues.

Recenzje

'As the caravan of stem cell science has raced ahead at breakneck pace over the past decade, Insoo Hyun has been riding shotgun, facilitating some of our field's most critical deliberations, and challenging us to set a socially responsible course for this transformative research. In this wonderfully accessible book for both expert and layperson, Hyun navigates the dynamic relationship between philosophical and research ethics to dissect stem cell research with the philosopher's scalpel, applying the incisive edge of pure reason in perfect balance with the practical imperatives that this new science offers our society. Hyun speaks with an authoritative voice on science, medicine, policy, and philosophical realms in which answers are harder to come by than in the laboratory.' George Q. Daley, Director, Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Children's Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and Professor, Harvard Medical School

Spis treści

1. Prologue: the dogs bark but the caravan moves on; 2. A shifting terrain: the dynamics of stem cell research; 3. The golden bridle I: philosophical research ethics; 4. The golden bridle II: practical research ethics; 5. Pegasus and the Chimera: stem cell-based animal research; 6. The limit case: acute human/non-human neurological chimerism; 7. Human trials: testing stem cell-based biologics in patients; 8. Still the sky is blue: stem cell tourism and medical innovation.