Comments on: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Gets Starred PW Review and a Shiny New Cover

By: Scicurious

Scicurious — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:04:27 +0000

Congratulations!!! It sounds completely fabulous!

By: Rebecca Skloot

Rebecca Skloot — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:07:32 +0000

Thanks for the enthusiasm all. @Rosie, what a great shirt! A version of that slogan floated around for a few years in the 70s and popped up on at least one med school bathroom wall. But back then it was “Helen Lane lives!” since most people believed the cells came from Helen Lane, which was a pseudonym. Many still believe the cells came from Helen Lane. Perhaps we’ll have to revive the slogan with Henrietta’s name on t-shirts after the book comes out!
And @Karen: Glad you found your way here. Thanks for the pre-order!

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:58:52 +0000

I’ve never read your blog before but I saw the announcement for your book on the Scienceblogs page on facebook. It really piqued my interest and you certainly received an awesome review. I just pre-ordered a copy and will get it in Feb 2010. And of course, now I will also read your blog.
w00t!

By: Coturnix

Coturnix — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:50:47 +0000

Fantastic!!!!!

By: Rosie Redfield

Rosie Redfield — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:49:40 +0000

I used to have a T-shirt that said “Henrietta Lacks lives!”, but people kept asking me who Henrietta was and why she lacked lives.

By: DNLee

DNLee — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:08:06 +0000

wOOt! for Skloot!