Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
What Rebecca's Reading
- 'Serpent-Handling' West Virginia Pastor Dies From Snake Bite A “serpent-handling” West Virginia pastor died after his rattlesnake bit him during a church ritual, just as the man had apparently watched a snake kill his father years before.
- A Dispute Over Who Owns a Twitter Account Goes to Court How much is a tweet worth? And how much does a Twitter follower cost?
- A dollar badly spent: New facts on processed food in school lunches In a collaboration between The New York Times and the Investigative Fund, reporter Lucy Komisar delved into the billion-dollar business of the national school lunch program and found some unsettling news.
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Friday, August 19th, 2016
Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne to Star in Film Adaptation of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Fabulous news: HBO Films has begun shooting the film adaptation of Rebecca’s book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, which will star Oprah Winfrey as […]
Thursday, December 31st, 2015
Controversial New Regulations Proposed to Require Consent for All Tissue Research. Rebecca Skloot’s new OpEd Urges Action
Your cells and genetic information can be used in research without your knowledge — this happens all the time. It leads to important medical advances […]
Thursday, September 19th, 2013
NIH and Lacks Family Reach Deal Over Use of HeLa Genome – The Sequel to The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (free)
On March 23, 2013, Rebecca Skloot wrote an OpEd for The New York Times titled, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: The Sequel.” It begins […]
Friday, June 7th, 2013
The Sequel to The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – Now Online (Free)
The story goes on: Recently, scientists announced that they’d sequenced the genome of Henrietta Lacks’s cells and published it online, where it was freely available […]
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
World Book Night
World Book Night was celebrated in cities all over the United States on April 23, 2012 when 25,000 givers across the country distributed half a […]
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Author Rebecca Skloot to explore human-animal bond in new book for Crown
Contact: David Drake 212-782-9001; ddrake@randomhouse.com THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS AUTHOR REBECCA SKLOOT TO EXPLORE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND IN NEW BOOK FOR CROWN (New York, […]
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
The Atlantic Selects The Immortal Life for 1book140 Book Club
“We’re very excited to be reading a book that’s been tearing up the bestseller lists for the past two years, Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life […]
Monday, August 29th, 2011
NPR’s Talk of the Nation Interviews Rebecca Skloot about ‘Common Reads’ College Programs and The Immortal Life
NPR reports, “In recent years, a growing number of colleges have begun assigning “common reads,” books that all first year students read over the summer, […]
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Henrietta Lacks’ Legacy Recognized with Virginia Historical Highway Marker
“A historical highway marker memorializing the legacy of Henrietta Lacks was dedicated at St. Matthew Baptist Church near Lacks’ final resting place,” reports the Gazette […]

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