Prentice, David A.

Stem cells and cloning / David A. Prentice. - San Francisco, Calif. : Benjamin Cummings, c2003 - 39 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - The Benjamin Cummings special topics in biology series. . - The Benjamin Cummings special topics in biology series. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-39).

Stem cells and cloning. Why is everyone so interested in stem cells? What's a stem cell? Where do we get stem cells? Embryonic stem cells. Adult stem cell alternatives. New results. New ideas in biology. - Cloning. The how and why of cloning. Other ways to make embryos. - Bioethics. Things to consider. Politics. What are other counties doing? The debate in the United States. - The future. - Resources. Further suggested reading

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Stem cells.
Cloning.
Stem cells--Moral and ethical aspects.
Human cloning--Moral and ethical aspects.

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