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Stem Cell Research

"Decades of scientific research show the potential benefits of embryonic stem (ES) cell research. ES cells--which are derived from early-stage human embryos--may have the ability to generate many types of replacement cells and tissues to help treat diseases which are the result of cell or tissue malfunction."

--Lawrence S.B. Goldstein; professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Print Resources

Library resources may be found under Stem Cells

Parson, Ann B.
The Proteus Effect : Stem Cells and Their Promise for Medicine
Joseph Henry Press, c2004.
QH588.S83 P37 2004

Ruse, Michael (ed.)
The Stem Cell Controversy : Debating the Issues
Prometheus Books, 2003.
QH587.S723 2003

Holland, Suzanne (ed.)
The Human Embryonic Stem Cell Debate : Science, Ethics, and Public Policy
MIT Press, c2001.
QM608.H86 2001

National Bioethics Advisory Commission
Ethical Issues in Human Stem Cell Research
National Bioethics Advisory Commission, 1999-
rq R853.H8 U556 1999

Sherwin, Byron L.
Golems Among Us : How a Jewish Legend Can Help Us Navigate the Biotech Century / Byron L. Sherwin
Ivan R. Dee, 2004.
TP248.23.S535 2004

Snedden, Robert.
DNA & Genetic Engineering
Heinemann Library, c2003.
j QH442.S62 2003

Maienschein, Jane.
Whose View of Life? : Embryos, Cloning, and Stem Cells
Harvard University Press, 2003.
QP277.M356 2003

Committee on the Biological and Biomedical Applications of Stem Cell Research, Board on Life Sciences, National Research Council, Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, Institute of Medicine.
Stem Cells and the Future of Regenerative Medicine
National Academy Press, c2002.
QH587.S726 2002

Kristol, William (ed.)
The Future is Now : America Confronts the New Genetics
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2002.
QH442.2.F88 2002x

Web Resources

AAAS/ICS REPORT ON STEM CELL RESEARCH
http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/projects/stem/
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has assembled this clearinghouse of data and recommendations on Stem Cell research (1999).

Stem Cell Research: A Health Spotlight Special Report
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/stemcells.html
PBS' Oneline News Hour provides updates for one America's most compelling medical research issues.

National Institutes of Health: Stem Cell Information
http://stemcells.nih.gov/
The official National Institutes of Health resource for stem cell research. Includes the Info Center, Research Topics, Federal Policy, and News.

Stem Cell Research Foundation (SCRF)
http://www.stemcellresearchfoundation.org/
It is the goal of the Stem Cell Research Foundation (SCRF) to help realize the potentital of stem cells by supporting innovative basic and clinical research in the emerging and critical area of stem cell therapy.

The International Society for Stem Cell Research
http://www.isscr.org/
The International Society for Stem Cell Research is an independent, nonprofit organization formed in 2002 to foster the exchange of information on stem cell research. Learn more about this exciting new organization.

The President's Council on Bioethics
http://bioethics.gov/topics/stemcells_index.html
Government clearinghouse on Stem Cell research information.


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