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The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

byRebecca Skloot

Who is this book for? Readers interested in medical ethics, biography, and social justice.

Topics Medical ethicsAfrican american historyBioethicsHuman experimentationCancer researchFamily legacyRacism in medicineScientific discoveryHealth disparitiesGenetic privacyEthicsRaceMedical DiscoveryFamilyIdentity
MoodReflective, Melancholic
Female protagonist
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.

Language

en

Published on

01/01/2010

Pages

369

Format

Hardcover

ISBN

9781400052172

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