The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERHer name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black 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...
| Main Author: | Skloot, Rebecca, 1972- |
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| Format: | Downloads eBook Books eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2010.
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