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 types of SCs necessary to repair the particular
damage caused. In the meantime, research into specific treatments
for a wide range of serious conditions is being undertaken
including Alzheimer's disease, cancer, and diabetes. The book
considers the regulatory governance of stem cell research, setting
out a readily understandable account of the science and the
challenges it poses for regulators as the research is increasingly
being clinically applied. It provides a critical account of those
elements of a regulatory system which will be required for any
jurisdiction aiming to facilitate innovative and productive SC
research while maintaining appropriate ethical and legal controls.
The book addresses the specific failings in the current regulatory
approach to SC research in the UK and goes on to look at the
regulatory approaches in the US. The book systematically analyses
the roles and responsibilities of the three key participants who
collaborate in this process: regulators, scientists and tissue
providers, arguing that a regulatory system which fails to
recognise and facilitate the vital role which each of these three
groups plays runs the risk of impairing the chances of the hopes
for SC research being realised. The book places a particular
emphasis on ensuring that those who contribute their bodily tissues
to this endeavour are treated fairly, involving a recognition that
their tissues are their property.
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