Understanding stem cells

Understanding stem cells [videorecording[DVD]] / a Rees Films production ; a film by Rod Rees. - White Plains, N. Y. : VEA (Video Education America), 2006. - 1 videodisc (31 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Participants: Narration, Justin Shortal.

Gives an introduction to stem cells. Topics include: what stem cells are; the difference between embryonic and adult stem cells; IVF as a key source of embryonic stem cells; therapeutic cloning (somatic cell nuclear transfer); the difference between therapeutic and reproductive cloning; potential medical applications of stem cell research; and a brief overview of ethical issues raised by stem cell research.


DVD


Stem cells.
Stem cells--Research.
Stem cells--Research--Moral and ethical aspects.

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