The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Paperback – Large Print, March 8, 2011
Large Print Press · Paperback · March 8, 2011
A New York Times Bestseller -- Henrietta Lacks, a poor Southern tobacco farmer, was buried in an unmarked grave sixty years ago.
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- Who it’s for
- Interested in medical ethics and history
- Themes
- medical research, ethics, African American history
- Pacing
- Steady
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A New York Times Bestseller -- Henrietta Lacks, a poor Southern tobacco farmer, was buried in an unmarked grave sixty years ago. Yet her cells -- taken without her knowledge, grown in culture and bought and sold by the billions -- became one of the most important tools in medical research.
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Rebecca Skloot takes us on an extraordinary journey from the "colored" ward of Johns Hopkins Hospital in the 1950s to East Baltimore today, where Henrietta's family struggles with her legacy.
Who it’s for
- Interested in medical ethics and history
- Engaged by real-life stories of scientific impact
Where it sits
| Lives in Medicine | 63% |
|---|---|
| Black & African American Lives | 40% |
| Genetics & Genomics | 29% |
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- Rebecca Skloot
- Publisher
- Large Print Press
- Published
- March 8, 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- medical research · ethics · African American history
- Reading lane
- Knitting