Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / Rebecca Skloot. - 1st ed. - New York : Crown Publishers, c2010. - x, 369 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [338]-358) and index.
Library Journal Starred, December 2009 Booklist starred, December 2009 Pub Weekly, October 2009 Kirkus Starred, January 2010
Examines the experiences of the children and husband of Henrietta Lacks, who, twenty years after her death from cervical cancer in 1951, learned doctors and researchers took cells from her cervix without consent which were used to create the immortal cell line known as the HeLa cell; provides an overview of Henrietta's life; and explores issues of experimentation on African-Americans and bioethics.
Adult Follett Library Resources
9781400052172 (trade) 1400052173
2009031785
Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951 --Health.
Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951.
Human experimentation in medicine--History.--United States
HeLa cells.
Cancer--Patients--Virginia--Biography.
African American women--History.
Cancer--Research.
Cell culture.
Medical ethics.
Human experimentation in medicine--History.--United States
HeLa cells.
Cancer--Patients--Biography.
African American women--History.
Cancer--Research.
Cell culture.
Medical ethics.
RC265.6.L24 / S55 2010
616/.02774/092
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / Rebecca Skloot. - 1st ed. - New York : Crown Publishers, c2010. - x, 369 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [338]-358) and index.
Library Journal Starred, December 2009 Booklist starred, December 2009 Pub Weekly, October 2009 Kirkus Starred, January 2010
Examines the experiences of the children and husband of Henrietta Lacks, who, twenty years after her death from cervical cancer in 1951, learned doctors and researchers took cells from her cervix without consent which were used to create the immortal cell line known as the HeLa cell; provides an overview of Henrietta's life; and explores issues of experimentation on African-Americans and bioethics.
Adult Follett Library Resources
9781400052172 (trade) 1400052173
2009031785
Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951 --Health.
Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951.
Human experimentation in medicine--History.--United States
HeLa cells.
Cancer--Patients--Virginia--Biography.
African American women--History.
Cancer--Research.
Cell culture.
Medical ethics.
Human experimentation in medicine--History.--United States
HeLa cells.
Cancer--Patients--Biography.
African American women--History.
Cancer--Research.
Cell culture.
Medical ethics.
RC265.6.L24 / S55 2010
616/.02774/092