Sunday, November 29th, 2009
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks in Booklist
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is featured in the December issue of Booklist, with a wonderful starred review (see below) and “Story Behind the [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Skloot on the Cover of Publishers Weekly & Advance Praise for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Big week at Culture Dish: Skloot and “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” on the cover of Publishers Weekly; an excerpt published; early praise from Susan Orlean, Ted Conover, Eric Schlosser, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc and others; and professors respond to The Immortal Life.
Saturday, November 14th, 2009
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks on Cover of Publishers Weekly, an Excerpt, and More
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was featured on the cover of Publishers Weekly this week. Inside that issue was a profile of Skloot with [...]
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Get a Free Copy of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (aka HeLa) to Consider for Course Adoption, While Supplies Last
Calling all academics: If you’d like a free advanced copy of my book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, to consider it for course adoption, get thee to Random House’s academic blog and request a copy quick, while supplies last (which probably won’t be long at the rate things are going).
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Court Upholds Rights of Scientists and Patients to Challenge Gene Patents
A federal district court has just agreed to hear the ACLU’s case against the breast cancer gene patent. When the case was first filed, many legal experts were sure the case would be dismissed due to it’s unusual approach: it claims that the practice of patenting genes is unconstitutional.
