The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
Recommended by A.J. Jacobs and Jacquelyn Gill
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Cancer, Biotechnology, and Investigative Journalism.
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cellstaken without her knowledge in 1951became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, and more. Henrietta's cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yes she remains...
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