Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Annotated Table of Contents xi
4. Acknowledgments xix
5. Introduction xxi
6. Harnessing Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine xxxi
7. DIALOGUE 1. HOPE 1
8. DIALOGUE 2. WHY IS THIS CELL DIFFERENT FROM OTHER CELLS? 5
9. DIALOGUE 3. THE PRESIDENT’S STEM CELLS 13
10. DIALOGUE 4. THE DICKEY-WICKER ENIGMA 19
11. DIALOGUE 5. THE MORAL STATUS OF EMBRYOS 25
12. DIALOGUE 6. CREATING GOOD FROM IMMORAL ACTS 33
13. DIALOGUE 7. CIRCUMVENTING EMBRYOCIDE 41
14. DIALOGUE 8. MY PERSONALIZED BETA CELLS FOR DIABETES 49
15. DIALOGUE 9. REPAIRING BRAIN CELLS IN STROKE VICTIMS 55
16. DIALOGUE 10. REVERSING MACULAR DEGENERATION 61
17. DIALOGUE 11. MY STEM CELLS, MY CANCER 67
18. DIALOGUE 12. REPROGRAMMING CELLS 75
19. DIALOGUE 13. MY PERSONALIZED DISEASE CELLS 81
20. DIALOGUE 14. TO CLONE OR NOT TO CLONE: THAT IS THE QUESTION 87
21. DIALOGUE 15. PATENTING HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS IS IMMORAL AND ILLEGAL (IN EUROPE) 95
22. DIALOGUE 16. MY EMBRYO IS AUCTIONED ON THE INTERNET 103
23. DIALOGUE 17. HERE COMES THE EGG MAN: OOCYTES & EMBRYOS.ORG 111
24. DIALOGUE 18. HUMAN-ANIMAL CHIMERAS AND HYBRIDS 119
25. DIALOGUE 19. STEM CELL TOURISM 131
26. DIALOGUE 20. SOCIAL MEDIA MEET SCIENCE HYPE 139
27. DIALOGUE 21. FEMINISM AND THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF HUMAN EGGS/EMBRYOS 147
28. DIALOGUE 22. WAS MY BIRTH EMBRYO ME? 155
29. DIALOGUE 23. EMBRYOS WITHOUT OVARIES 165
30. DIALOGUE 24. HOW MY CELLS BECAME DRUGS 173
31. DIALOGUE 25. A CLINICAL TRIAL FOR PARALYSIS TREATMENT 181
32. EPILOGUE 193
33. Notes 199
34. Glossary 221
35. Index 229
36. Backmatter 239