This popular science book systematically introduces major scientific and technological achievements in the field of cells and stem cells, and the conveniences they bring to human life. It covers plant cloning, animal cloning, human cloning, biological missiles, biological drugs, immunocytotherapy, stem cell therapy, stem cell bank, 4D printing, 5D printing, CAR-T technology, and other frontier fields, which reflect the latest progresses and development trends of life sciences. The book is both interesting and rich in information, revealing the magic and mystery of life sciences.
Author(s): Dianliang Wang, Haijia Chen
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 238
City: Singapore
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Book Summary
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Magical World of Cells
1. The Simple Life Forms in Nature
2. The Colorful World of Cells
3. Cell Wall, the Protection Coat
4. Cell Membrane, the Exchange Channels
5. Vital Organelles in the Cytoplasm
6. Cell Nucleus, the Nerve Center
Chapter 2 The Bright Prospects of Cell Culture
1. Tissue Culture for Micropropagation Seedlings
2. Plantlet Regeneration with Protoplasts
3. Pollen Culture to Obtain Fine Breeds
4. Plant Cells for the Production of Traditional Chinese Medicines
5. Large-Scale Culture of Animal Cells
6. Artificial Skins, More Beautiful
7. Cultivating Organs, the Transplantation of Kidneys and Livers
Chapter 3 The Profound Mysteries of Cell Fusions
1. The Hybrid Cells for Monoclonal Antibody Production
2. Various Monoclonal Antibodies, Wide Applications
3. Biological Missiles Eliminate Tumors
4. Potato-Tomato, New Species of Plants
5. Tumor Vaccines, Defeating Cancers
Chapter 4 The Mixed Enthusiasm for Animal Cloning
1. Sheep Dolly, Animal Star
2. Xiangzhong Yang and Cloned Cattle
3. More and More Cloning
4. Cloned Animals Have Defects
5. Why Human Cloning Should Be Prohibited
6. Therapeutic Cloning May Be Allowed
7. Other Advances in Cloning Animals
Chapter 5 Cell Operations for Creating New Individuals
1. Breeding New Species by the Hybridizations of Cell Nuclei and Cytoplasms
2. Sphinx Chimeric Animal
3. Embryo Transfer, Breeding Elite Animals
4. Test Tube Babies, Overcome Infertility
5. Artificial Seeds, Better Breeding
6. Polyploidy Breeding
Chapter 6 Ascendant Cell Transplantation Therapy
1. Stem Cells, the Sources of Life
2. Stem Cell Storage, Bank of Life
3. Stem Cells, Biological Drugs
4. Stem Cells, Clinical Applications
5. Immune Cells, Treatment of Tumors
6. Ordinary Somatic Cells, Disease Therapy
Appendix
1. Cell Transplantation Therapy Memorabilia
2. Animal Cloning Events
References
Postscript
Index
