The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
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 h...
| Main Author: | Skloot, Rebecca, 1972- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book Book Discussion Kit Kits Book Discussion Kit |
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New York :
Broadway,
c2011.
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