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2) Cure
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With her young son's potentially fatal neuroblastoma in complete remission, New York City medical examiner Laurie Montgomery returns to work, only to face the case of her career. The investigation into the death of CIA agent Kevin Markham is a professional challenge-and has Laurie's colleagues wondering if she still has what it takes after so much time away. Markham's autopsy results are inconclusive, and though it appears he's been poisoned, toxicology...
6) Living proof
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2012.
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In 2027, destroying an embryo is considered first-degree murder. Fertility clinics still exist, giving hope and new life to thousands of infertile families, but they have to pass rigorous inspections by the United States Department of Embryo Preservation. Fail an inspection, and you will be prosecuted. Brilliant young doctor Arianna Drake seems to be thriving in the spotlight: her small clinic surpasses every government requirement, and its popularity...
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[2014]
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If you've ever wanted to take up the creative craft of pyrography, all you need is this book and an inexpensive woodburning tool to begin adorning furniture, carvings, jewelry, ornaments, greeting cards and more with beautifully burned patterns. Nationally recognized pyrography artist Lora S. Irish makes it easy to get started, with step-by-step instructions and skill building exercises. --Publishers description.
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c2002
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Leon Kass is the Addie Clark Harding Professor on the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago and a founding fellow of the Hastings Center, the nation's first bioethics research center. Given these credentials, when Kass speaks, we should listen, particularly since August 2001, when President George W. Bush appointed him to chair the President's Council on Bioethics. It is not that one expects the administration to turn to this council...
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2016.
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Bead-Making Lab is organized by material, and single-spread lab tutorials for each bead design make the book simple to use. Choose from traditional materials like paper mache and polymer clay, or opt for new materials such as resins and shrink plastic. Once you've selected your medium, follow the lab instructions for the bead-making technique of your choice. How-tos include molding, carving, painting, gluing, drilling beach glass and pebbles, and...
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2024
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She Can STEM highlights the curiosity, creativity, and perseverance of 50 leading historical and modern physicists, chemists, biologists, and ecologists, pairing each biography with a hands-on project
Inspire young scientists with the biographies of 50 fascinating women in science past and present, each paired with a hands-on experiment that brings the history and principles of science to life. Women have been involved in STEM (Science, Technology,...
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[2013]
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"At Issue: Embryonic and Adult Stem Cells: Books in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and a challenge to critical thinking skills"--
14) Stem cells
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2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 1
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Examines the very promising but controversial use of human stem cells in treating medical conditions ranging from burned skin to damaged spinal cords to various diseases.
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c 2013
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Stem cells play critical roles in the development of complex organisms. Embryonic stem cells have the ability to differentiate, giving rise to the many other types of cells and tissues that make up healthy, full developed bodies. Studies involving these cells have proven controversial.
17) Stem cell therapy: a rising tide : how stem cells are disrupting medicine and transforming lives
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[2017]
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"Stem cells are the repair cells of your body. When there aren't enough of them, or they aren't working properly, chronic diseases can manifest and persist. From industry leaders, sport stars, and Hollywood icons to thousands of everyday, ordinary people, stem cell therapy has helped when standard medicine failed. Many of them had lost hope. These are their stories. Neil H Riordan, author of MSC: Clinical Evidence Leading Medicine's Next Frontier,...
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[2022]
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"From an academic and clinical point of view, stem cell therapy represents one of the most promising advances in modern medicine. While several business entities make unsubstantiated claims without having appropriate scientific evidence, The Secret World of Stem Cell Therapy provides the one and only inside view from a researcher and clinical cardiologist, who has himself participated in countless basic research studies and clinical trials using stem...