文档介绍：Fundamentals of the Stem Cell Debate
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California Press Foundation.
Fundamentals of the
Stem Cell Debate
The Scientific, Religious, Ethical,
and Political Issues
Edited by
Kristen Renwick Monroe,
Ronald B. Miller, and
Jerome S. Tobis
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Monroe, K. R.
Fundamentals of the Stem Cell Debate: The Scientific,
Religious, Ethical, and Political Issues / Monroe.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn: 978-0-520-25210-3 (cloth : alk. paper)
isbn: 978-0-520-25212-7 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Embryonic stem cells—Research—Moral and ethi-
cal aspects—United States. 2. Embryonic stem cells—
Research—Religious aspects—United States.
3. Embryonic stem cells—Research—Political aspects—
United States. I. Monroe, Kristen R., 1946–
II. Miller, Ronald Baker. III. Tobis, Jerome S., 1915–
[DNLM: 1. Embryonic Stem Cells—United States.
2. Biomedical Research—ethics—United States.
3. Human Experimentation—ethics—United States.
4. Public Policy—United States. QU 328 F981 2008]
2008
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