Cells are the new cure : the cutting-edge medical breakthroughs that are transforming our health
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- ISBN: 9781944648800
- ISBN: 1944648801
- ISBN: 9781944648848
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Physical Description:
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xvi, 303 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm - Publisher: Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE PROMISE OF REGENERATIVE MEDICINE -- Without a doubt, stem cell research will lead to the dramatic improvement in the human condition and will benefit millions of people / Eli Broad -- ch. 1 Repairing Injured and Aging Tissue -- ch. 2 Growing New Body Parts in the Lab -- ch. 3 Repairing the Brain -- ch. 4 Stem Cells and Cancer -- pt. TWO OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM AS WEAPON AND HEALER -- Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease / Hippocrates -- ch. 5 Teaching the Body to Fight Cancer -- ch. 6 Stopping Autoimmune Disease -- ch. 7 Allergies and Food Sensitivities---Peanuts, Celiac, and Beyond -- ch. 8 Future of Immunotherapy -- pt. THREE CHANGING OUR DNA---RARE DISEASES AND DESIGNER HUMANS -- If we could make better humans, why shouldn't we? / James Watson -- ch. 9 Gene Repair Tool Kit -- ch. 10 Repairing DNA in Rare Diseases -- ch. 11 Putting a Bull's-Eye on Sick Cells -- ch. 12 Should We Alter DNA? -- pt. FOUR Human 2.0 -- There are no such things as incurables. There are only things for which man has not found a cure / Bernard Baruch -- ch. 13 Can We Prevent or Even Reverse Illness and Aging? -- ch. 14 Road to 100 Plus -- pt. FIVE BIG MONEY, BIG DATA, AND THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE -- world has been very careful to pick very few diseases for eradication, because it's very tough / Bill Gates -- ch. 15 Big Data Leads to Better Medicine? -- ch. 16 Philanthropy Drives Innovation -- ch. 17 Clinical Trials in the Era of Cellular Medicine -- ch. 18 Cells Will Be the Drugs of the Future. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Interurban Library | RM 370 S65 2017 (Text) | 26040003206923 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
The Pas Campus Library | RM 370 .S65 2017 (Text) | 58500000215848 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |