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	<title>Rebecca Skloot &#187; Bioethics</title>
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		<title>Washington Post Names Rebecca Skloot One of Five Surprising Leaders of 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post named Rebecca Skloot as one of their Five Surprising Leaders of 2010, saying: Prior to 2010, Rebecca Skloot was a little-known science [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Chosen as Best Book of 2010 by Amazon.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very exciting news, just in:  Amazon has named The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks as the Best Book of 2010.  From their announcement: Our Best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Government Says Genes Should Not Be Eligible For Patents</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a historic reversal of a longstanding and controversial policy, the U.S. Government has just filed a legal brief saying that genes should not be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Historic Marker to be Placed on Henrietta Lacks&#8217;s Home</title>
		<link>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2010/08/historic-marker-to-be-placed-on-henrietta-lackss-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow, the town of Turner Station just outside of Baltimore will place a historic marker at 713 New Pittsburgh Ave, the home where Henrietta Lacks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Chosen as Boston Globe and TED Book Club Picks</title>
		<link>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2010/07/the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks-chosen-as-boston-globe-and-ted-book-club-picks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is being read by book clubs around the world, including several associated with organizations (like TED) and publications, including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Culture Dish Doesn&#8217;t Live at ScienceBlogs Anymore</title>
		<link>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2010/07/culture-dish-doesnt-live-here-anymore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A serious conflict of interest and transparency problem has arisen on ScienceBlogs. Like several other bloggers here, I'm now on a Pepsi-Induced Hiatus, however like like David Dobb's and Blake Stacy, my hiatus from ScienceBlogs will be permanent.
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		<title>First Experiment to Attempt Prevention of Homosexuality in Womb? Really?</title>
		<link>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2010/07/first-experiment-to-attempt-prevention-of-homosexuality-in-womb-really/</link>
		<comments>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2010/07/first-experiment-to-attempt-prevention-of-homosexuality-in-womb-really/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study involving off-label use of dexamethasone in pregnant women (without IRB oversight) is being called "The First Experiment to Attempt Prevention of Homosexuality."  Is it?
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		<title>A Historic Day: Henrietta Lacks&#8217;s Long Unmarked Grave Finally Gets a Headstone</title>
		<link>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2010/05/a-historic-day-henrietta-lackss-long-unmarked-grave-finally-gets-a-headstone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 16:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Henrietta Lacks (aka HeLa) has been lying in an unmarked grave since her death in 1951.  Today, thanks to Dr. Roland Pattillo at Morehouse School of Medicine, who donated a headstone for her after reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, her grave is officially marked.  Photo included.
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		<title>HeLa Onscreen: Oprah and Alan Ball to Make Film of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks for HBO</title>
		<link>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2010/05/hela-onscreen-oprah-and-alan-ball-to-make-film-of-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks-for-hbo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 21:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This just in:  Oprah and Alan Ball will be making the movie version of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks for HBO. Skloot talks about the film, speculation about actors, and why HBO is the perfect home for the HeLa movie.
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		<title>Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks FAQ #2: Did Skloot really flunk high school?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of an ongoing series answering FAQs about her book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Skloot dishes on the fact that yes, it's true, she flunked high school.
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