Proteus Effect

Stem cells could be the key that unlocks cures to scores of diseases and illnesses. Part detective story, part medical history, this book recounts the events leading up to the discovery of stem cells and their potential for the future of medicine.

1 Front Matter; 2 Introduction; 3 1 Plant or Animal?; 4 2 Mouse Strain 129; 5 3 The Purple Cell; 6 4 Mystery in a Dish; 7 5 The Embryo Experiments; 8 6 The Canary's Song; 9 7 After the Birth of Louise Brown; 10 8 Monkeys to Humans; 11 9 Epic upon Epic; 12 10 Marrow to Brain?; 13 11 The Art of Cell Replacement; 14 12 After Tomorrow; 15 Notes; 16 Glossary; 17 Acknowledgments; 18 Index