TY - BOOK ID - 14305907 TI - Translational Stem Cell Research : Issues Beyond the Debate on the Moral Status of the Human Embryo AU - Hug, Kristina. AU - Hermerén, Göran. PY - 2011 SN - 160761958X 9786613080639 1607619598 128308063X PB - Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, DB - UniCat KW - Stem cells -- Government policy. KW - Stem cells -- Moral and ethical aspects. KW - Stem cells -- Research. KW - Stem cells -- Therapeutic use. KW - Stem cells KW - Biomedical Research KW - Morals KW - Investigative Techniques KW - Psychology, Social KW - Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment KW - Research KW - Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms KW - Science KW - Psychiatry and Psychology KW - Natural Science Disciplines KW - Disciplines and Occupations KW - Ethics KW - Stem Cell Research KW - Biology KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Cytology KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Government policy KW - Therapeutic use KW - Research. KW - Moral and ethical aspects. KW - Government policy. KW - Therapeutic use. KW - Colony-forming units (Cells) KW - Mother cells KW - Progenitor cells KW - Life sciences. KW - Stem cells. KW - Life Sciences. KW - Stem Cells. KW - Cells UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14305907 AB - For many years, the ethical discussion surrounding human embryonic stem cell research has focused on the moral status of the embryo. This text takes a wider moral berth and focuses on numerous ethical, legal and social aspects involved in translating the results of stem cell research into diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Translational Stem Cell Research is broken into ten sections. It opens with an overview of the latest in stem cell research, focusing on specific diseases and the treatment of burn victims. Part II discusses the issues involved in the many steps from bench to bedside, ranging from first research in vitro to clinical trials. Part III covers scientific, regulatory and ethical challenges to basic research, and Part IV details issues regarding stem cell banks. Part V explores ethical, economic and strategic issues involved in collaboration between universities and industry, and Part VI addresses legal problems raised by patents on human stem-cell based inventions plus the extent to which there can be technological solutions to a moral dilemma. Part VII presents imaginative ways of communicating research to the general public and how to create conditions for a constructive dialogue. Part VIII probes psychosocial and cultural factors affecting judgment and decisions about translational stem cell research, and Part IX explores problems and procedures raised by an examination of the evaluation of stem cell research projects in research ethics committees. The book closes with a look into the future of translational stem cell research and stem cell-based therapeutic applications. ER -