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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
Description: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks details the story of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were taken without consent in 1951 and became essential in medical research such as vaccines and gene mapping
ISBN: 1400052181
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pacaro · 2012-11-28 · Original thread
For the interested, I can highly recommend "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" - http://www.amazon.com/The-Immortal-Life-Henrietta-Lacks/dp/1...
bherms · 2010-12-29 · Original thread
The book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks just came out recently. Amazon picked it as their book of the year. My girlfriend, a bio-molecular & chemical engineer, just read it and said it was fantastic.

http://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Life-Henrietta-Lacks/dp/14000...

JeffJenkins · 2010-12-29 · Original thread
If anyone is interested, this is an excellent book on her life and what happened: http://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Life-Henrietta-Lacks/dp/14000...