The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-2011
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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer whose cancer cells became one of the most important tools in medicine. Rebecca Skloot takes the reader on an extraordinary journey in search of Henrietta's story.
Main title:
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / Rebecca Skloot.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Pan, 2011.
Collation:
384 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Macmillan, 2010.Originally published: New York: Crown; London: Macmillan, 2010.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780330533447 (pbk)0330533444 (pbk)
Dewey class:
616'.02774'092920.LAC920.LACK616.0277616.027616.007B.616.02774092616.02774092B.LAC616.02774920.616920B. LAC
Local class:
920.LAC616.027B LAC616.02SKL920LACKB.LAC
Language:
English
Subject:
Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951 -- HealthLacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951Cancer -- Patients -- Virginia -- BiographyAfrican American women -- Virginia -- BiographyHuman experimentation in medicine -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryHeLa cellsMedical ethics -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryBiographyAutobiography, biography, diaries and correspondenceMedicine: Human experimentationLacks, Henrietta -- BiographyCancer -- Cervical
BRN:
642488
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