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The Golden Cell : Gene Therapy, Stem Cells, and the Quest for the Next Great Medical Breakthrough by Van Kampen, Karen, 1973- is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Golden Cell : Gene Therapy, Stem Cells, and the Quest for the Next Great Medical Breakthrough about?

It sounds like a blockbuster Hollywood a group ofscientists learn how to duplicate cells and transform them into blood, nerve andbone to regenerate different parts of the body. Sheets of living tissue canrenew exhausted organs. Alzheimers, multiple sclerosis and spinal cordpatients now have new hope. But this isnt science fictionits scientific fact. Inthe fascinating new book The Golden Cell , Karen van Kampen, a veteranmedical journalist, tells us the stories of the people behind the science. Sheushers us into the laboratory where one Dr. Michael Kaplitt is reprogramming theoveractive brain cells of a Parkinsons sufferer. She looks at the maelstromof ethical, legal and political issues, as two researchers are forced to selltheir stem cell discoveries to "big pharma." And she propels us intothe future, talking to a scientist who says hes found the "cellularfountain of youth." A book of people, personalities and politics, all connected byone of the most important scientific discoveries in history, The Golden Cell isan enthralling and provocative read. "Todays cells are tomorrowspills." Dr. Thomas Okarma, CEOof Geron Corporation "We used to think our future was in the stars. Now we k

Author

Van Kampen, Karen, 1973-

Publisher

Toronto, Ont.: HarperCollins Publishers

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780002007948

Subjects

Engineering, Medical, Science