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REVIEWS: The Immortal
Life Of Henrietta Lacks
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The NY Times
The Telegraph
Goodreads
Book Companion
#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.
Characters: 136. Amazon rating: 4 1/2 stars. Genre: Non-Fiction.
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