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  • Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-
     
  •  
  • Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951 -- Health.
     
  •  
  • Cancer -- Patients -- Virginia.
     
  •  
  • Women, Black -- History
     
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  • Human experimentation in medicine -- United States -- History.
     
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  • HeLa cells.
     
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  • Cancer -- Research.
     
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  • Cell culture.
     
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  • Cytology -- Research -- United States.
     
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  • Medical ethics -- United States -- Case studies.
     
     
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    The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / Rebecca Skloot.
    by Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-
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    Crown Publishers, c2010.
    Call #:616.02774 S628i
    Subjects
  • Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951 -- Health.
  •  
  • Cancer -- Patients -- Virginia.
  •  
  • Women, Black -- History
  •  
  • Human experimentation in medicine -- United States -- History.
  •  
  • HeLa cells.
  •  
  • Cancer -- Research.
  •  
  • Cell culture.
  •  
  • Cytology -- Research -- United States.
  •  
  • Medical ethics -- United States -- Case studies.
  • ISBN: 
    9781400052189 (trade pbk.)
    9781400052172
    Description: 
    x, 369 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
    Bibliography: 
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [338]-358) and index.
    Summary: 
    "Doctors took her cells without asking. Those cells never died. They launched a medical revolution and a multimillion-dollar industry. More than twenty years later, her children found out. Their lives would never be the same."--Cover.
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    Alderney Gate Public LibraryAdult Black Nonfiction616.02774 S628iAdult booksChecked outJul 23, 2024Add Copy to MyList
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    Halifax North Memorial Public LibraryAdult Black Nonfiction616.02774 S628iAdult booksChecked outJul 16, 2024Add Copy to MyList


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