The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
In 1951, tissue samples from Henrietta Lacks arrived in a lab. Amazingly, the cells still survive today. One book tells the story of this woman and her legacy.
Additional Links
Visit Rebecca Skloot’s website.
Watch videos of HeLa cells dividing, and watch interviews with Skloot at this link.
Read the New York Times review of this book.
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Jerome Kostus
Grassflat, PA
May 16, 2011
I found this book very interesting it opened my eyes to how we may be being used in a research project and not even know it. I found it to be a easy read. I have recommended it to a few of my friends.
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