The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
(Audiobook CD)

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Author
Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-
Contributors
Campbell, Cassandra, narrator.
Turpin, Bahni, narrator.
Published
New York : Random House Audio, p2010.
Format
Audiobook CD
Edition
Unabridged.
ISBN
9780307712509 :, 0307712508 :
Physical Desc
10 audio discs (12 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Lexile measure
1140L
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Interesting and True
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Published
New York : Random House Audio, p2010.
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
ISBN
9780307712509 :, 0307712508 :
Lexile measure
1140

Notes

General Note
Compact disc.
Participants/Performers
Reading by Cassandra Campbell with Bahni Turpin of the 2009 book.
Description
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.

Subjects

LC Subjects
African American women -- History.
Audiobooks.
Biographies.
Cancer -- Patients -- Virginia -- Biography.
Cancer -- Research.
Cell culture.
Compact discs.
HeLa cells.
Human experimentation in medicine -- United States -- History.
Lacks, Henrietta, -- 1920-1951 -- Health.
Medical ethics.
Sound recordings.
Talking books.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Skloot, R., Campbell, C., & Turpin, B. (2010). The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks (Unabridged.). Random House Audio.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-, Cassandra, Campbell and Bahni, Turpin. 2010. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. New York: Random House Audio.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-, Cassandra, Campbell and Bahni, Turpin. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks New York: Random House Audio, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Skloot, Rebecca, Cassandra Campbell, and Bahni Turpin. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Unabridged., Random House Audio, 2010.

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