Witryna8 mar 2011 · Immortal Life reads like a novel.” —Eric Roston, The Washington Post “Gripping . . . by turns heartbreaking, funny and unsettling . . . raises troubling questions about the way Mrs. Lacks and her family were treated by researchers and about whether patients should control or have financial claims on tissue removed from their bodies ... WitrynaIt tells the story of an African-American woman who died in 1951, aged just 31, of an aggressive cervical cancer. It also tells the story of her legacy: the HeLa cell line, …
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (2011, …
WitrynaFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Paperback Book English at the best online … Witryna5 paź 2024 · Henrietta Lacks' estate sued a company saying it used her 'stolen' cells for research Tissue taken from her tumor before she died of cervical cancer in 1951 became the first human cells to be ... cyntha twedt
About the Book – Rebecca Skloot
WitrynaThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot A Broadway Paperback • ISBN 978-1-4000-5218-9 • RebeccaSkloot.com • HenriettaLacksFoundation.org A Reader’s … WitrynaHer name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer whose cancer cells became one of the most important tools … WitrynaIt tells the story of an African-American woman who died in 1951, aged just 31, of an aggressive cervical cancer. It also tells the story of her legacy: the HeLa cell line, taken from Henrietta’s tumour while she was still alive, cultured in a lab, and discovered to be immortal. After her death HeLa was mass-produced and sold to laboratories ... cynthatic yt