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Chapter 1. What is Parkinson’s Disease?

Chapter 2.  What Is the Typical Medical Research Timeline in the United States?

Chapter 3.  What is the Typical Chance of Success for a Specific Research Approach?

Chapter 4.  What Are the Four Major Competitive Tracks to a Cure for Parkinson’s Disease?

Chapter 5.  The Prominent Role Players in the Race for a Cure

Chapter 6. The Evangelical Onslaught Against Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Chapter 7.  Views of Other Religions and the General Public

Chapter 8. How Does U.S. Law Affect Stem Cell Research?

Chapter 9. The Clinton and Bush Administration Positions

Chapter 10. State Actions on Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Chapter 11. What Other Countries Are Doing Regarding Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Chapter 12. Embryonic Stem Cells – “The Favorite” in the Race for a Cure, Despite Heavy Evangelical Opposition

Chapter 13. GDNF (Glial Cell Derived Neurotrophic Factor) – “The Smart Money” Choice

Chapter 14. Gene Therapy – “Great Potential” to Deliver the Goods

Chapter 15.  Adult Stem Cells – “The Long Shot”, Despite Being Claimed by Some as God’s Choice

Chapter 16.  Progress to Date on the Cure

Chapter 17.  Handicapping the Race for a Cure

Chapter 18. Final Thoughts