The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / Rebecca Skloot.
Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, c2010Description: x, 369 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN: 9781400052172 :; 1400052173 :Subject(s): Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951 | Cancer -- Patients -- Biography | African American women -- Health and hygiene | Cancer -- Research | Cells | Medical ethicsDDC classification: 616/.02774092 | B LOC classification: RC265.6.L24 | S55 2010Summary: 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.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Spaulding Memorial Library | 616.02 SKL (Browse shelf) | Available | 24227 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [338]-358) and index.
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.
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