Tommy Thong Bee Koh

Eng Hin Lee

Aileen J. Plant

Highlights of the book include: - "Fighting Infectious Diseases: One Mission, Many Agents," by Dr Shiping Tang, Deputy Director, Center for Regional Security Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences - "SARS, Anti-Populism, and Elite Lies: Diseases from Which China Can Recover," by Professor Lynn T White, Professor of Politics & International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University - "SARS and Hong Kong Culture," by Professor Leo Ou-fan Lee, Professor of Chinese Literature, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University - "Facing the Unknowns of SARS in Hong Kong," by Prof KY Yuen, Head, Department of Microbiology, The Hong Kong University - "Cracking the Genome of the SARS Virus," by Dr Lawrence W Stanton, Senior Group Leader, SARS Project Coordinator, Genome Institute of Singapore - "Infection Control and Social Responsibility," by Dr Pheng Soon Lee, President, Singapore Medical Association - "SARS and Control Measures in Taiwan," by Prof CJ Chen, Professor of Epidemiology, National Taiwan University

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and Its Impacts

The New Global Threat

Ariff Bongso

Many of the chapters carry extensive self-explanatory figures, colored photographs, graphics and tables."--Jacket.

From Bench to Bedside

Stem Cells

Stem cell biology has drawn tremendous interest in recent years as it promises cures for a variety of incurable diseases. This book deals with the basic and clinical aspects of stem cell research and involves work on the full spectrum of stem cells isolated today. It also covers the conversion of stem cell types into a variety of useful tissues which may be used in the future for transplantation therapy. It is thus aimed at undergraduates, postgraduates, scientists, embryologists, doctors, tissue engineers and anyone who wishes to gain some insight into stem cell biology. This book is important as it is comprehensive and covers all aspects of stem cell biology, from basic research to clinical applications. It will have 33 chapters written by renowned stem cell scientists worldwide. It will be up-to-date and all the chapters include self-explanatory figures, color photographs, graphics and tables. It will be easy to read and give the reader a complete understanding and state of the art of the exciting science and its applications.

Eng Hin Lee

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