The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot,Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Country
United States
Published
8 March 2011
Pages
400
ISBN
9781400052189

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot,Rebecca Skloot

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poorblack tobacco farmer whose cells taken without her knowledge in 1951 became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, and more.

Henrietta’s cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yetshe remains virtually unknown, and her family can’t afford health insurance. This phenomenal New York Times bestseller tells a riveting story of the collision between ethics, race, and medicine; of scientific discovery and faith healing; and of a daughter consumed with questions about the mother she never knew.

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