1st Edition

Stem Cell Research and the Collaborative Regulation of Innovation

By Sarah Devaney Copyright 2014
246 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

Hopes are high that stem cell (SC) research will lead to treatments and cures for some of the most serious diseases affecting humankind today. SC science has been used in a treatment setting in the replacement of patients’ windpipes and in restoring sight to patients who were blind in one eye and in future it is hoped that when the body is injured it will be able to be stimulated to produce those... Read more

Introduction  1. Stem Cell Research and the Regulation of a Moving Target  2. Regulate to Innovate: Principles-Based Regulation of Stem Cell Research  3. Enhancing Regulatory Legitimacy Through Reflexive Collaboration  4. Property In Tissues Provided for Stem Cell Research  5. Embryos and their Providers to Stem Cell Research  5. Ova Provision For Stem Cell Research: The Perils of Ineffective Regulation  Conclusion

Biography

Sarah Devaney is a Senior Lecturer in Medical Law at the University of Manchester, UK.