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Author:
Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-
Title:
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot.
Edition:
Large print ed.
Publisher:
Thorndike Press
Copyright Date:
2010
Description:
619 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Subject:
African American women--History.
Cancer--Biography.--Virginia--Biography.
Cancer--Research.
Cell culture.
HeLa cells.
Human experimentation in medicine--History.--History.
Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951--Health.
Large type books.
Medical ethics.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 571-615). Life - Death - Immortality.
Summary:
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.
Series:
Thorndike Press large print nonfiction.
ISBN:
1594134324
9781594134326
Locations:
XBPE737 -- Lied Public Library - Clarinda (Clarinda)

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