|a Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-366) and index. |a xiv, 381 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations (some color) |c 25 cm |a New York : |b Broadway Paperbacks, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., |c |a The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / |c Rebecca Skloot. |a DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d BTCTA |d YDXCP |d RCJ |d VET |d TXBXL |d CNNOR |d CVM |d STF |d BDX |d PX0 |d SJE |d COO |d P4I |d WEX |d NZUPM |d OCLCO |d TXHLC |d IAO |d OCLCO |d OCLCF |d CUS |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d MR7 |d OCLCO |d TXMLI |d OCLCO |d OCLCA |d DGU |d OCLCO |d I8M |d OCLCO |d COF |d MMU |d OCLCO |d TNH |d IPL |d OCLCO |d BV1 |d OCLCO |d CNUTO |d OCLCO |d WDA |d OCLCO |d WSB |d OCLCO |d NMW |d OCLCO |d IBE |d OCLCO |d KZK |d OCLCO |d OCLCO |d IAD |d IBO |d CSA |d TCJ |d ICN |d ICG |d OCLCQ |d TFW |d COW |b Random House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 |n SAN 201-3975 The story of the Lacks family is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of-From publisher description. Her family did not learn of her "immortality" until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. Yet Henrietta Lacks is buried in an unmarked grave. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine uncovered secrets of cancer and viruses helped lead to in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping and have been bought and sold by the billions. The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells-taken without her knowledge-became one of the most important tools in medicine. "Nothing to Be Scared About".Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. "Who Told You You Could Sell My Spleen?".1976-1988 "The Fame She So Richly Deserves".1970-1973 "The Most Critical Time on This Earth Is Now".1966-1973 Illegal, Immoral, and Deplorable.1954-1966 "Spending Eternity in the Same Place".1999 Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. Includes bibliographical references and index. Human experimentation in medicine - United States - History. Cancer - Patients - Virginia - Biography. Saved in: Bibliographic Details Author / Creator:
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