The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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Now an HBO? Film starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Her 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.?Henrietta's cells - have been bought and sold by the billions, yet - she remains virtually unknown, and her family can't afford health insurance. This phenomenal New York Times bestseller tells a riveting story of the collision between ethics, race, and medicine; of scientific discovery and faith healing; and of a daughter consumed with questions about the mother she never knew.
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- Publisher: Crown/Archetype Publication date: 02/02/2010 Sold by: Random House
- Pages: 368 Sales rank: 10,588
- ISBN-13: 9780307589385
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