Regenerative medicine, encompassing stem cells and tissue engineering, has attracted huge interest within commercial, clinical and government circles, and promises to change medicine itself. This book provides the first detailed examination and critical assessment of the field to be made by social science.
Author Biography:
Itziar Alkorta, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain
Inigo Miguel Beriain, University of Deusto and University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain
Kathrin Braun, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
Haidan Chen, National University of Singapore
Herbert Gottweis, University of Vienna, Austria
Christian Haddad, University of Vienna, Austria
Stuart Hogarth, King's College London, UK
Beth Kewell, University of Stavanger, Norway
Graham Lewis, University of York, UK
Michael Morrison, University of Exeter, UK
David RodrÃguez-Arias, Spanish National Research Council (CCHS-CSIC), Spain
Brian Salter, King's College London, UK
Sándor, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
Susanne Schultz, Goethe University, Germany
Marton Varju, University of Hull, UK