The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-
Other Authors:	Campbell, Cassandra (Narrator), Turpin, Bahni (Narrator)
Format:	Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House Audio, p2010.
Subjects:	Lacks, Henrietta, > 1920-1951 > Health. Cancer > Patients > Virginia > Biography. African American women > History. Human experimentation in medicine > United States > History. HeLa cells. Cancer > Research. Cell culture. Medical ethics. Audiobooks.
Online Access:	Go to Downloadable Audiobook Here.
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