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Preface to the Second Edition
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% v7 a* W$ U! HThe second edition of Essentials of Stem Cell Biology4 o* U9 H) Y# m& T5 b/ W
incorporates the latest advances in the field of stem cells,
8 W: k0 `. s& N& u, i' ^4 ~with new chapters on clinical translation, cancer stem cells,
6 B0 \# ^# b9 K* E3 v$ Q# rand direct reprogramming—including chapters by the scientists0 i; [3 v0 `$ ]& ?) Z
whose groundbreaking research ushered in the era' W, n' x$ P! c/ [' R( u
of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. While the second8 s, @( ]& |# B8 n8 E* `# _
edition offers a comprehensive—and much needed—
7 S# D& W9 p: F' S6 u/ Z Dupdate of the rapid progress that has been achieved in the/ F; T6 C/ @; E+ U: j& t" @
field in the last half decade, we have retained those facts
' P" E9 @0 ?4 }* w& w5 i% g$ ]and subject matter which, while not new, is pertinent to the
( n& Q+ O/ b- @& Sunderstanding of this exciting area of biology.
3 B/ W! {4 F7 l+ ^* ]5 R Like the original volume, the second edition of: u4 P+ J) [! o8 X1 w/ ^0 X- M/ T- E
Essentials of Stem Cell Biology is presented in an accessible; ]- d; c; Q) g6 N# I+ H
format, suitable for students and general readers
9 H7 p% R6 w* l* k( @5 k4 a, r3 qinterested in following the latest advances in stem cells.
' S& A* _1 F. U1 rThe organization of the book remains largely unchanged,5 t/ F$ o( S3 D* \
combining the prerequisites for a general understanding
3 C$ n5 _- r/ \0 X& j3 E: _! Jof embryonic, fetal, and adult stem cells; the tools, methods,% Y5 `( {* e% v1 h% d- Z/ A
and experimental protocols needed to study and characterize
, z3 ?: Q" K2 i0 g2 `) }6 s) A6 Kstem cells and progenitor populations; as well as3 U/ @! e5 K# L* P9 M" \: e
a presentation by the world’s leading scientists of what is
% M* C9 \: [6 U6 {, Bcurrently known about each specific organ system.
2 F g7 @. c1 y$ I O7 i, R No topic in the field of stem cells is left uncovered,
% l/ O( J" B* k: Rincluding basic biology/mechanisms, early development,
5 Z2 I$ \' ~' I: oectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm, methods (such as detailed0 F/ b1 X$ w u
descriptions of how to generate both iPS and embryonic
3 _7 Z1 ?2 _3 o- F' Xstem cells), application of stem cells to specific human6 p- `( P7 p$ W" y! N
diseases, regulation and ethics, and a patient perspective
. z) V) f. }) t% Dby Mary Tyler Moore. The second edition also includes a
6 n: I8 W3 n) O! bForeword by 2007 Nobel laureate Sir Martin Evans (who' X5 J3 A* C4 n# a" u5 o' g
is credited with discovering embryonic stem cells). The
, b+ L& V2 W( J5 V! ^4 O5 V% ?+ l" presult is a comprehensive reference that we believe will be: L% X, S M! d# _1 L, H& V
useful to students and experts alike, and that represents the
! C3 |# ] y9 { F! w' M; ^combined effort of eight editors and more than 200 scholars
) p/ k' k" O* ~: }7 Wand scientists whose pioneering work has defined our
* l7 Q' y6 S" D( d* vunderstanding of stem cells.1 y) [1 {* U" q1 ~
0 ~( c2 ?. `& k+ _. ?Robert Lanza, M.D.# V) e& W/ b" |2 \/ a' ^
Boston, Massachusetts6 z- E& y+ @( g
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