The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / Rebecca Skloot.
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Crown Publishers
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[2011]
Available at Carleton Biography (B 616.02774 Lacks)
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xiv, 369 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : photographs ; 21 cm
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"Now an HBO film starring Oprah Winfrey & Rose Byrne"--Cover.
Includes reading group guide.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-366) and index.
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Summary |
"Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine ; uncovered secrets of cancer and viruses ; helped lead to in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions...."--from publisher's description.
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Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Motion picture : 2017)
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ISBN |
9781400052189 (paperback) : $17.00
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