scholarly precis

In their article, "New perspectives in stem cell research: beyond embryonic stem cells", C, Leeb (along with many others) explains the various types of stem cells and their clinical application. The author describes the different applications of stem cells and why it has received public hype, problems encountered when going from animal studies to clinical practice, as well as describing the induced pluripotent stem cell technology and applications for disease modelling and cell replacement therapy. The author explains stem cells in order to emphasize the importance of stem cell research and the possible applications and benefits of using stem cell replacement therapy in degenerative diseases. The intended audience is other biologists or scientists first, but with an overall educational purpose for the general public.