The subtitle of The New Brain Sciences: Perils and Prospects is key to the value of this collection of essays. Each chapter examines an area of research in the neurosciences and explains where the science is heading, the problems it is encountering, and the potential it may unleash for good or ill. The chapters dealing with stem cell research are particularly helpful because they examine not only the ethical issues, but the biological challenges as well. I found the explanation of stem cells the clearest I have read, and the successes and difficulties encountered in the research very helpful in assessing their future possibilities for treatment of disease. (Vairo Library RC341.N53 2004)
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