Embryonic and adult stem cells / Margaret Haerens, book editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009. - 115 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue. Health . - At issue. Health. .

Includes bibliographical references (105-108) and index.

Stem cells : an overview / Embryonic stem cell research is immoral / Embryonic stem cell research is not a moral dilemma / The government's policy regarding stem cell research is contradictory / Adult stem cells are more valuable than embryonic stem cells / Adult stem cells are not more valuable than embryonic stem cells / The stem cell debate is really about funding / Embryonic stem cell research should be federally funded / Embryonic stem cell research may not need federal funding / Embryonic stem cell research should be privately funded / Biotechnology can find an ethical solution to the stem cell debate / The stem cell debate is over / Despite advances embryonic, not adult, stem cells are more valuable / Embryonic stem cells should not be used for cloning / The embryo glut has unexpected consequences in the stem cell debate / The National Academies -- Mona Charen -- Michael Kinsley -- Michael J. Sandel -- Michael Fumento -- Steven Edwards -- Michael D. Tanner -- Jeffrey M. Drazen -- Ronald Bailey -- Sigrid Fry-Revere -- Markus Grompe and Robert P. George -- Ryan T. Anderson -- Jonathan D. Moreno and Sam Berger -- Wendy Wright -- Liza Mundy.

ISBN: 9780737742824 (hardcover) 9780737742817 (pbk.) 0737742828 (hardcover) 073774281X (pbk.)

Source: 1292693 QBI

LCCN: 2008051757

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Stem cells--Research.
Embryonic stem cells--Research.
Stem cells--Social aspects.
Research--Finance.
Science and state.
Adult Stem Cells.
Embryonic Stem Cells.
Bioethical Issues.

LC Class. No.: QH588.S83 / E45 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 616/.02774