The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
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Author
Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-
Published
New York : Broadway Books, [2017].
Format
Book
Edition
First movie tie-in paperback edition.
ISBN
0804190100, 9780804190107
Physical Desc
xiv, 381 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Lexile measure
1140L
Rating
1140L
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Interesting and True
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Published
New York : Broadway Books, [2017].
Edition
First movie tie-in paperback edition.
Language
English
ISBN
0804190100, 9780804190107
Lexile measure
1140

Notes

General Note
Includes discussion questions.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-366) and index.
Description
"Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells, taken without her knowledge in 1951, became vital to developing the polio vaccine, cloning, and gene mapping--though she remains virtually unknownn, and her family is unable to afford health insurance. This is the riveting story of the colision between ethics, race, and medicine; of scientific discovery and faith healing; and of a daughter consumed with questions about the mother she never new." -- Page [4] cover.
Target Audience
1140L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,8,18,151442.

Subjects

LC Subjects
African American women -- History.
Biographies.
Cancer -- Patients -- Virginia -- Biography.
Cancer -- Research.
Cell culture.
HeLa cells.
Human experimentation in medicine -- United States -- History.
Lacks, Henrietta, -- 1920-1951 -- Health.
Medical ethics.
Local Subjects
Reading group guide.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Skloot, R. (2017). The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks (First movie tie-in paperback edition.). Broadway Books.

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

Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-. 2017. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. New York: Broadway Books.

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

Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks New York: Broadway Books, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Skloot, Rebecca. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks First movie tie-in paperback edition., Broadway Books, 2017.

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