ethics

An introduction to stem cells
Publication Date: October 2009
Author: Jess Buxton
Publication contents:

Executive summary; Introduction; Stem cell science; What are stem cells?; Embryonic stem (ES) cells; Therapeutic cloning; Reprogrammed stem cells (iPS cells); Adult stem cells; Stem cell medicine; The promise of stem cells; The challenges of developing stem cell treatments: Type 1 diabetes and Parkinson’s disease; Ethics and regulation of stem cell research; The moral debate over ES cell research; Regulation of ES cell research; Looking forward; Appendix; Cells and embryo development; Further Resources; Glossary; Key References

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Galton Review Issue No. 10
Publication Date: Summer 2019
Editor: Mr Robert Johnston
Publication contents:

Editorial; Recent Advances in Genetics: a Third Teachers’ Conference; My Life in Genetics – Professor Dian Donnai; African Society of Human Genetics conference; Galton Institute Postdoctoral Travel Award; British Society for Population Studies annual conference; Genetic Alliance UK annual conference; Polish Society for Human and Evolution Studies conference; Junior Travel Grants reports – Lucy Dunbar, Pro Chatzikyrikou and Milan Muso; Artemis Grant

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The Galton Review issue 5
Publication Date: Summer 2017
Author: Robert Johnston
Editor: Robert Johnston
Publication contents:

Surveying Galton’s Legacy; Population and Ethics conference; Genetic Alliance UK conference 2016; European Molecular Biology Laboratory PhD symposium; New Directions in the Evolutionary Social Sciences conference; Galton Institute Small Grants; Book Review, The Gene an Intimate History; Galton Institute conference 2017

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