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12 hours, 31 minutes • first pub 2010 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780307712530
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Publication date: 02 February 2010
Description
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,...
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emotional 62%
reflective 46%
sad 43%
challenging 36%
inspiring 26%
dark 14%
hopeful 11%
tense 8%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
mysterious 1%
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slow 22%
fast 7%
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Medical content, Medical trauma, CancerModerate
Racism, Sexual assault, Child abuseMinor
Incest
12 hours, 31 minutes • first pub 2010 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780307712530
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Publication date: 02 February 2010
Description
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,...
Community Reviews Summary of 36,795 reviews
Moods
emotional 62%
reflective 46%
sad 43%
challenging 36%
inspiring 26%
dark 14%
hopeful 11%
tense 8%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 7%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical content, Medical trauma, CancerModerate
Racism, Sexual assault, Child abuseMinor
Incest