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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Large Print Edition)

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Large Print Edition)

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Medical Reference

Publisher Price: $20.00

ISBN10: 1594134324
ISBN13: 9781594134326
Publisher: Gale, a Cengage Company
Published: Mar 8 2011
Pages: 604
Weight: 1.55
Height: 1.30 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
Henrietta Lacks' a poor Southern tobacco farmer' was buried in an unmarked grave sixty years ago. Yet her cells -- taken without her knowledge' grown in culture and bought and sold by the billions -- became one of the most important tools in medical research. Rebecca Skloot takes us on an extraordinary journey from the colored ward of Johns Hopkins Hospital in the 1950s to East Baltimore today' where Henrietta's family struggles with her legacy.


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