The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2009) by Rebecca Skloot
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, a poor African American woman whose cells were taken without her knowledge in the 1950s and became one of the most important tools in medicine.
Rating: 4.2
Genres Biography, Nonfiction, Medical
Original language: en
Stars
Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
Deborah Lacks
George Gey
Creators
Rebecca Skloot (author)
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