Flesh Made New: The Unnatural History and Broken Promise of Stem Cells

The dazzling promise of stem cell medicine: does it work and will it save us? Two experts look at the hype

For decades, we've been anticipating the dawn of regenerative medicine. Again and again, we've been promised that stem cells will soon cure just about every ill imaginable. If not tomorrow, then the next day, or the day after that, and so on. We're still waiting.

This book is an antidote to hype and a salve to soothe the itch for stem-cell salvation. In it, Professor John Rasko, a leadi...