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Introduction |
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PART ONE THE PROMISE OF REGENERATIVE MEDICINE |
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Without a doubt, stem cell research will lead to the dramatic improvement in the human condition and will benefit millions of people |
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Chapter 1 Repairing Injured and Aging Tissue |
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Chapter 2 Growing New Body Parts in the Lab |
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Chapter 3 Repairing the Brain |
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Chapter 4 Stem Cells and Cancer |
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PART TWO OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM AS WEAPON AND HEALER |
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Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease |
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Chapter 5 Teaching the Body to Fight Cancer |
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Chapter 6 Stopping Autoimmune Disease |
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Chapter 7 Allergies and Food Sensitivities---Peanuts, Celiac, and Beyond |
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Chapter 8 The Future of Immunotherapy |
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PART THREE CHANGING OUR DNA---RARE DISEASES AND DESIGNER HUMANS |
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If we could make better humans, why shouldn't we? |
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Chapter 9 The Gene Repair Tool Kit |
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Chapter 10 Repairing DNA in Rare Diseases |
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Chapter 11 Putting a Bull's-Eye on Sick Cells |
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Chapter 12 Should We Alter DNA? |
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There are no such things as incurables. There are only things for which man has not found a cure |
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Chapter 13 Can We Prevent or Even Reverse Illness and Aging? |
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Chapter 14 The Road to 100 Plus |
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PART FIVE BIG MONEY, BIG DATA, AND THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE |
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The world has been very careful to pick very few diseases for eradication, because it's very tough |
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Chapter 15 Big Data Leads to Better Medicine? |
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Chapter 16 Philanthropy Drives Innovation |
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Chapter 17 Clinical Trials in the Era of Cellular Medicine |
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Chapter 18 Cells Will Be the Drugs of the Future |
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Acknowledgments |
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Photo Credits |
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Index |
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About the Authors |
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