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The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

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Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-
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Documents the story of how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been kept alive indefinitely, enabling discoveries in such areas as cancer research, in vitro fertilization, and gene mapping.
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Lacks, Henrietta
Lacks, Henrietta, -- 1920-1951 -- Health
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Contributors:
Turpin, Bahni. Narrator
Campbell, Cassandra. Narrator
ISBN:
9781400052172
9780307712509
9780307712530
9780307589385
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Last Grouping Update2023-04-02 03:48:51AM
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Medical ethics
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