The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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of Rockledge, Florida USA on 1/10/2022
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
waterfalling of Rockledge, Florida USA on 1/10/2022 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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trade-size paperback.
from the back cover:
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells - taken without her knowledge in 1951 - became 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, yet she remains virtually unknown, and her family can't afford health insurance.
Fascinating read.
from the back cover:
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells - taken without her knowledge in 1951 - became 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, yet she remains virtually unknown, and her family can't afford health insurance.
Fascinating read.
Journal Entry 2 by waterfalling at Little Free Library #102639 - 4001 Pleasant Grove Church Rd. in Raleigh, North Carolina USA on Tuesday, May 3, 2022
waterfalling at Little Free Library #102639 - 4001 Pleasant Grove Church Rd. in Raleigh, North Carolina USA on Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (5/3/2022 UTC) at Little Free Library #102639 - 4001 Pleasant Grove Church Rd. in Raleigh, North Carolina USA
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