The Proteus effect: stem cells and their promise for medicine

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[This book] describes early scientific discoveries that date back as far as 1740 before proceeding into the present to recount the incredible events leading to the discovery of stem cells in animal tumors, in the blood of mice, in the brains of canaries, in human embryos, and then in the skin, liver, and other organs of grown humans. It looks at the explosive potential of these special cells for the future of medicine.-Dust jacket.

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Full title :The Proteus effect : stem cells and their promise for medicine / Ann B. Parson.

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Publication Date:2006.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
Place of Publication:Princeton, N.J
Language:eng
Publication Date:2006.

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Description:1 audio disc ; : 4 3/4 in.

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oclc:ocm62786993
Dewey Decimal:616.02774

Plant or animal? -- Mouse strain -- Purple cell -- Mystery in a dish -- Embryo experiments -- Canary's song -- After the birth of Louise Brown -- Monkeys to humans -- Epic upon epic -- Marrow to brain? -- Art of cell replacement -- After tomorrow -- Glossary.

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Cellules souches -- Ouvrages de vulgari… Cellules souches -- Recherche History Popular works Stem cells Stem cells -- Popular works Stem cells -- Research