Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
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Now online: Rebecca Skloot discusses The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and the ethics of tissue research on BBC’s Health Check. Listen to the interview [...]
Sunday, June 27th, 2010
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PBS just aired a great segment on religion, ethics, and tissue research — it examines informed consent, who should profit from cells and tissues, and [...]
Friday, June 25th, 2010
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was published a few weeks ago in the UK, where it’s getting rave reviews. Below, a sampling: “Immensely moving” [...]
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
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In a video interview on the Read and Roll show: “Skloot explains how two unlikely influences helped her shape “a rare and powerful combination of [...]
Monday, June 21st, 2010
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On Science Weekly: The ‘immortal’ Henrietta Lacks. Alok Jha talks to Rebecca Skloot about the intriguing story of Henrietta Lacks and why she has been [...]
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was published in the UK yesterday to rave reviews: The Times Literary Supplement calls it a “remarkable and moving [...]
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