Skloot, Rebecca,  1972- <br/><br/>
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / 
Rebecca Skloot. 
 - New York :  Crown Publishers,  c2010. 
 - x, 369 p., [8] p. of plates :  ill. (some col.) ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [338]-358) and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781400052172 :  $26.00 1400052173 :  $26.00 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009031785 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cancer--Patients--Biography.<br/>African American women--Health and hygiene.<br/>Cancer--Research.<br/>Cells.<br/>Medical ethics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC265.6.L24  / S55 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616/.02774092  B