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Stem Cell Debate: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy" is a collection of some twenty articles exploring stem cell research and application and the social ethics inherent in those pursuits.
Published in 2001, much of the books content revolves around the stance taken by the George W. Bush administration. Never-the-less, the 288 pages included in the book is comprised
of a collection of essays offering a diversity of views of the topic. These views include insight into the biological and technological principles of stem cell work, the bio-ethics
surrounding it, and the theological and even feminist frameworks within which it is occurring. Given the tremendous potential of this technology, the cannot help but have an interest in
it. Stem cell research offers a potential benefit to each of us either directly or indirectly. It has the potential to not just lengthen our lives but to
enhance the quality of life. "The Human Embryonic Stem Cell Debate: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy" does an excellent job of summarizing the
potential benefits of stem cell research against the potential negativities. The book first provides an overview of the history and science of stem cell research. These first three
chapters benefit from the contributions of James Thompson himself (the man that first isolated stem cells in the human embryo) and Thomas Okarma (president of Geron Corp., the firm largely
responsible for getting the ball moving in terms of stem cell research). Obviously, these two contributors have an almost exclusively positive view of stem cell research. Other contributors
to the book, however, remind us that we must weigh those benefits against the relative costs. These are not just economic costs but rather ethical costs.
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