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4.23 AVERAGE
I'd like to give it 3 1/2. It lost a little steam towards the end. But interesting info about cell cultures, even if you weren't a bio major.
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All young biologists need to read this book! Initially, a fascinating and very moving story about medical ethics, misogyny and racism, but the deeper you get, it becomes more and more about the human impacts of your own research, and the stories that never get told. It's a story about scientists failing to understand that science is never neutral, and does not exist in a vacuum.
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Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent
Moderate: Murder
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This was an eye opening work of non fiction that read like a great story. It was engaging! The sciencey chapters sometimes lost me or took a bit of focus to read but the personal story chapters were heart touching. They went through a lot and while I’m thankful for the medical advances, it’s a shame what happened overall to her and her family.
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I listened to the audio book. It was a very good and sad story. I will be very interested to see how they make the movie.
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This book was very disappointing. I was expecting a science-focused story, but it was more socioeconomic than cell-research-based. The story of the cells and how they came to be so prominent in research is interesting, but I wasn't as interested in Henrietta's family. Ah well, still worth a read!
really highlights racism in medicine. Loved the discussions about STEM and health inequity.