Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research (2 Vol.Set) by Clive N. Svendsen
English | August 12, 2008 | ISBN: 141295908X | 931 pages | PDF | 15 MB
English | August 12, 2008 | ISBN: 141295908X | 931 pages | PDF | 15 MB
What is a stem cell? We have a basic working definition, but the way we observe a stem cell function in a dish may not represent how it functions in a living organism. Only this is clear: Stem cells are the engine room of multicelluar organisms—both plants and animals. However, controversies, breakthroughs, and frustration continue to swirl in eternal storms through this rapidly moving area of research. But what does the average person make of all this, and how can an interested scholar probe this vast sea of information?