Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- Altering Humans -- The Case For and Against Human Gene Therapy / Genetic Disorders and the Ethical Status of Germ-Line Gene Therapy / Commentary: How Do We Think About the Ethics of Human Germ-Line Genetic Therapy? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Embryological Concepts in the Twentieth Century -- Questions Posed by Classical Descriptive and Experimental Embryology -- Ross Harrison's Contributions to Experimental Embryology -- Analysis of Development: Problems, Concepts and Their History -- Analysis of Development: Methods and Techniques -- Embryology and Evolution: Nineteenth Century Hopes and Twentieth Century Realities -- An Embryological Enigma in the Origin of Species -- The Non-Specificity of the Germ-Layers -- K.E. von Baer's Beginning Insights into Casual-Analytical Relationships During Development -- John and William Hunter and some Eighteenth Century Scientific Moods -- John Hunter, Sir Thomas Browne and the Experimental Method -- William Harvey and Historical Change -- William Gilbert: Plant Grafting and Grand Analogy -- Postscript: Additional References…”

“…Cellular and nuclear reprogramming - Ectoderm specification and differentiation - Endoderm specification and differentiation - Epigenetics - Genomics and proteomics - Germ cell and somatic stem cell biology in reproduction - Mesoderm specification and differentiation - Niche biology, homing, and migration - Renewal - Stem cell immunology - Therapeutic prospects - Tissue engineering…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Maternal gene control of embryogenesis: germ cell determination and germ layer formation. -- 4. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Discovery of the stem cell's unique abilities -- Morning on the devil's highway -- Head of the hydra -- The furnace of creation -- The ugliest thing in medicine -- The starter culture -- The race to harness the power of life -- California dreaming -- Investing in hope and hype -- From Roe to Dickey -- Division on the hill -- Stem cell superpowers -- The rise and fall of South Korea's cloning king -- Stem cell cures and curses -- Therapeutic cloning and regenerative medicine -- Resolving the debate: adult vs. embryonic stem cells -- Germ of an idea -- Needles and haystacks -- Banking on cord blood -- So close and yet so far -- A future built on the smallest piece of life -- The mitochondrial barrier -- Cautionary tales: the coming stem cell decade -- Epilogue: the coming stem cell century…”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Lispeth -- Three and -- an extra -- Thrown away -- Miss Youghal's Sais -- "Yoked with an unbeliever" -- False dawn -- Rescue of Pluffles -- Cupid's arrows -- The three musketeers -- His chance in life -- Watches of the night -- The other man -- Consequences -- Conversion of Aurelian McGoggin -- Taking of Lungtungpen -- Germ-destroyer -- Kidnapped -- Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly -- In the house of Suddhoo -- His wedded wife -- Broken-link handicap -- Beyond the pale -- In error -- Bank fraud -- Tods' amendment -- Daughter of the regiment -- In the prime of his youth -- Pig -- Rout of the white Hussars -- Bronckhorst divorce-case -- Venus annodomini -- Bisara of Pooree -- Friend's friend -- Gate of the hundred sorrows -- Madness of Private Ortheris -- Story of Muhammad Din -- On the strength of a likeness -- Wressley of the Foreign Office -- By word of mouth -- To be filed for reference -- Bitters neat -- Haunted subalterns…”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cells and genomes -- Cell chemistry and biosynthesis -- Proteins -- DNA, chromosomes, and genomes -- DNA replication, repair, and recombination -- How cells read the genome: from DNA to protein -- Control of gene expression -- Manipulating proteins, DNA, and RNA -- Visualizing cells -- Membrane structure -- Membrane transport of small molecules and the electrical properties of membranes -- Intracellular compartments and protein sorting -- Intracellular vesicular traffic -- Energy conversion: mitochondria and chloroplasts -- Mechanisms of cell communication -- The cytoskeleton -- The cell cycle -- Apoptosis -- Cell junctions, cell adhesion, and the extracellular matrix -- Cancer -- Sexual reproduction: meiosis, germ cells, and fertilization -- Development of multicellular organisms -- Specialized tissues, stem cells, and tissue renewal -- Pathogens, infection, and innate immunity -- The adaptive immune system…”

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“…Cryopreservation of germ cells has potential applications not only for production of next generations of animals but also for general reproductive biology including several field of biology. …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…; The Miracle on Ice; D-Day; Steam Locomotives; Teleonomy; Arcimboldo; Golden Ratio; Communication of Ants; Public Spaces; The Human Brain; The Roman Military; Rugby; Wikipedia; Oakland Athletics; NATO Forces; Kodak; The European Union; The Conservation Biologist FacingSynthetic Biology; Guns, Germs, and Steel; Pack of Wolves; Orcas; SymphonyOrchestra…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…List of Contributors -- About the Guest Editor -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Neuronal -- Opportunities and Limitations of Modelling Alzheimer's Disease with Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells -- Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Derived from Alzheimer's Disease Patients: The Promise, the Hope and the Path Ahead -- iPSC-based Models to Unravel Key Pathogenetic Processes underlying Motor Neuron Diseases Development -- Chapter 2: Cardiac -- Bioengineering and Stem Cell Technology in the Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease -- Scalable Electrophysiological Investigation of iPS Cell Derived Cardiomyocytes Obtained by a Lentiviral Purification Strategy -- Clinical Potentials of Cardiomyocytes Derived from Patient-Specific Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells -- Chapter 3: Eye -- iPS Cells for Modelling and Treatment of Retinal Diseases -- Patient-Specific iPSC-Derived RPE for Modeling of Retinal Diseases -- Potential role of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (IPSCs) for Cell-Based Therapy of the Ocular Surface -- Chapter 4: Spinal Cord Injury -- The Potential for iPS-Derived Stem Cells as a Therapeutic Strategy for Spinal Cord Injury: Opportunities and Challenges -- The State of Play with iPSCs and Spinal Cord Injury Models -- Chapter 5: Liver -- Potential and Challenges of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Liver Diseases Treatment -- Chapter 6: Muscle -- Myogenic Precursors from iPS Cells for Skeletal Muscle Cell Replacement Therapy -- Chapter 7: Bone -- The Use of Patient-Specific Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) to Identify Osteoclast Defects in Rare Genetic Bone Disorders -- Chapter 8: Germ Cells -- Human iPS Cell-derived Germ Cells: Current Status and Clinical Potential -- Chapter 9: Genetic Disorders -- Comparing ESC and iPSC-Based Models for Human Genetic Disorders -- Design of a Tumorigenicity Test for Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC)-Derived Cell Products -- Concise Review: Methods and Cell Types Used to Generate Down Syndrome Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells -- Chapter 10: Immune Response -- The Possible Future Roles for iPSC-Derived Therapy for Autoimmune Diseases…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction: Regenerative Medicine at the Heart of the Culture Wars -- Prospect of Being Posthuman: The Metaphysical Roots of the Moral Controversies -- Regenerative Medicine after Humanism: Puzzles Regarding the use of Embryonic Stem Cells, Germ-Line Genetic Engineering, and the Immanent Pursuit of Human Flourishing -- Genetic Manipulation and the Resurrection Body -- Secular Humanist Bioethics and Regenerative Medicine -- Radical Disagreements of Chinese Views on Fetal Life and Implications for Bioethics1 -- A Human Embryonic Stem-Cell Research: The Geography of Persistent Disagreement -- Using and Misusing Embryos: The Ethical Debates -- Trading Lives or Changing Human Nature: The Strange Dilemma of Embryo-Based Regenerative Medicine -- Therapeutic Cloning, Respect for Human Embryo, and Symbolic Value -- A Search for a Larger Picture: Regenerative Medicine and the Moral Enterprise -- Medical Biotechnologies: Are There Effective Ethical Arguments for Policy Making? …”