Skloot, Rebecca
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- ISBN 13:
- 9781400052189
- author:
- Skloot, Rebecca
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Broadway Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 20.2 x 13 x 2 cm
- Genre:
- Biography/Autobiography
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Henrietta Lacks was a poor Southern tobacco farmer whose cells became one of the most important tools in medicine. Taken without her knowledge, these cells, known as HeLa, have been vital for developing vaccines and treatments for cancer, viruses, and other diseases. HeLa cells were used to make significant advances in science, including in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping. However, Henrietta's family did not learn of the significance of her cells until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists began using them without their informed consent. This book tells the story of Henrietta Lacks and the impact of her cells on modern medicine and bioethics.
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