transplantation of organs, tissues, etc

Examines the science of organ transplantation, discusses how the process has been used to save lives, and looks at some of the ethical objections people have to creating organs outside the body and using organs from other animals for transplanting into humans.

When Jessica is diagnosed as having kidney failure her only hope is a kidney transplant but her boyfriend Jeremy must find the strength to defy his parents in order to be the donor and save Jessica's life.

Genetisist P.J. Colding and his team, working on a remote island in the Canadian Arctic, figure out how to reverse evolution and create a computer-engineered living creature from which organs can be harvested for transplant patients, but, to their surprise, the animals are not as docile as they thought they would be and P.J. and the others must fight in order to avoid becoming their prey.

Presents an introduction to organ transplant procedures, describing how they changed the course of medicine, the history of transplants, and how they will effect the future.

"Discusses current practices of organ transplants, developments in science that make transplants possible, and the history of organ transplants as well as issues surrounding organ shortage and organ selling"--Provided by publisher.

Second year surgical resident Abby DiMatteo stumbles onto a horrifying conspiracy when a wealthy patient who has just had a heart transplant becomes ill and Abby, in trying to treat the woman, discovers the donor records have been falsified.

When candy striper Megan meets seventeen-year-old Donovan she finds herself getting involved in his life. He shares with Megan his secret that an anonymous benefactor has granted him one last wish and that he needs her help.

Sixteen-year-old Emerson Watts, an advanced placement student with a disdain for fashion, is the recipient of a "whole body transplant" and finds herself transformed into one of the world's most famous teen supermodels.

An illustrated exploration of scientific advances in transplantation and regeneration of organs, tissues, and other body parts that discusses how the body is organized, potential problems with transplants, stem cells, and other related topics.

Thirteen essays present opposing arguments on issues regarding organ donation and transplants, including the policy of presumed consent, compensation for donation, cloning humans, tissue engineering, animal-to-human transplants, and artificial organs.