The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / Rebecca Skloot.

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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Broadway Books, [2011], ©2011.
Edition:	First paperback edition.
Subjects:	Lacks, Henrietta, > 1920-1951 > Health. Cancer > Patients > Virginia > Biography. African American women > History. Human experimentation in medicine > United States > History. HeLa cells. Cancer > Research. Cell culture. Medical ethics. Black or African American. Confidentiality > ethics. HeLa Cells. History, 20th Century. Human Experimentation > ethics. Prejudice. Tissue and Organ Procurement > ethics. Tissue Donors. United States. Biographies. Cancer > Patients > Biography. African American women > Health and hygiene. Cells.
Genre:	Biography. Biographies.
Physical Description:	xiv, 381 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Format:	Book

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