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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
This book definitely gives new meaning to civil rights.
Henrietta Lacks was a poor, African-American mother of five who died in 1951 of cervical cancer, whose cells were taken from a biopsy before her death to be used for research. The cells, which were cultured by George Otto Gey, created the first known human immortal cell line for medical research. This is now known as the HeLa cell line. Rebecca Skloot does an excellent job of telling who Herietta Lacks was, and how her family was affected by the decision to use her cells in medical research.
The medical advancements that have been made through the use of the HeLa cell line is amazing. And just amazing, how this decision affected Henrietta's family.
Henrietta Lacks was a poor, African-American mother of five who died in 1951 of cervical cancer, whose cells were taken from a biopsy before her death to be used for research. The cells, which were cultured by George Otto Gey, created the first known human immortal cell line for medical research. This is now known as the HeLa cell line. Rebecca Skloot does an excellent job of telling who Herietta Lacks was, and how her family was affected by the decision to use her cells in medical research.
The medical advancements that have been made through the use of the HeLa cell line is amazing. And just amazing, how this decision affected Henrietta's family.