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The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks Cover Image Large Print Book Large Print Book

The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks [large print] / Rebecca Skloot.

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781594134326
  • ISBN: 9781410427922
  • ISBN: 1410427927
  • Physical Description: 619 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: Large print ed.
  • Publisher: Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 571-615).
Subject: Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951 > Health.
Cancer > Patients > Virginia > Biography.
African American women > History.
Human experimentation in medicine > United States > History.
HeLa cells.
Cancer > Research.
Cell culture.
Medical ethics.
Large type books.

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Coldwater Branch LP 362.196 SKL (Text) 35401425055091 Large Print Available -


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