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1 star
this book is apparently inaccurate
618 pages
English language
Published Nov. 8, 2011 by Large Print Press/Gale Cengage Learning.
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot: The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks (2011, Large Print Press/Gale Cengage Learning)
- ISBN:
- 978-1-59413-432-6
- OCLC Number:
- 666220228
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3 stars
(2 reviews)
Documents the story of how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been kept alive indefinitely, enabling discoveries in such areas as cancer research, in vitro fertilization, and gene mapping.
A great combination of personal story and history
5 stars
This is a really great book to listen to. It was narrated well.
The content was great - a very neat combination of personal stories and the very important history of medical science in the US and the racism of it. I highly recommend this book!
Subjects
- Cancer
- Cell culture
- Research
- Patients
- Health
- HeLa cells
- African American women
- Medical ethics
- Human experimentation in medicine
- Biography
- History
Places
- United States
- Virginia