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	<title>Rebecca Skloot &#187; Science &amp; Money</title>
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		<title>Immortal Cells; Moral Issues</title>
		<link>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2010/02/immortal-cells-moral-issues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s Baltimore Sun features a great OpEd by Ruth Faden, director of the bioethics institute at Johns Hopkins, exploring the ethical and moral issues raised [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Countdown to The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks &amp; Press Roundup</title>
		<link>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2010/01/countdown-to-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks-press-roundup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I've been posting about my impending book tour, and all the great coverage the book has been getting, on Twitter and Facebook, but thought I'd also post a bit of an update and press round up here, for those who (gasp) don't spend all of their time in those places.
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		<title>Skloot on the Cover of Publishers Weekly &amp; Advance Praise for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks</title>
		<link>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2009/11/skloot-on-the-cover-of-publishers-weekly-advance-praise-for-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.
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		<title>Get a Free Copy of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (aka HeLa) to Consider for Course Adoption, While Supplies Last</title>
		<link>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2009/11/get-a-free-copy-of-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks-aka-hela-to-consider-for-course-adoption-while-supplies-last/</link>
		<comments>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2009/11/get-a-free-copy-of-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks-aka-hela-to-consider-for-course-adoption-while-supplies-last/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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).
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		<title>Court Upholds Rights of Scientists and Patients to Challenge Gene Patents</title>
		<link>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2009/11/court-upholds-rights-of-scientists-and-patients-to-challenge-gene-patents/</link>
		<comments>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2009/11/court-upholds-rights-of-scientists-and-patients-to-challenge-gene-patents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.
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		<title>The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Gets Starred PW Review and a Shiny New Cover</title>
		<link>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2009/10/the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks-gets-starred-pw-review-and-a-shiny-new-cover/</link>
		<comments>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2009/10/the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks-gets-starred-pw-review-and-a-shiny-new-cover/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bioethics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cervical Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Genetic Privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HeLa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History of Science and Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPV]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a starred pre-publication review, Publishers Weekly calls The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (about HeLa, by yours truly), "a remarkable debut ... a rich, resonant tale of modern science, the wonders it can perform and how easily it can exploit society's most vulnerable people." See post for full review, and the book's shiny new cover!
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		<title>Patent Dispute Prevents Patients From Getting Promising Drug for Lou Gehrig&#8217;s Disease</title>
		<link>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2009/05/patent-dispute-prevents-patients-from-getting-promising-drug-for-lou-gehrigs-disease/</link>
		<comments>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2009/05/patent-dispute-prevents-patients-from-getting-promising-drug-for-lou-gehrigs-disease/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 10:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking of the debate over patents interfering with medical care: A promising new drug for treating Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) is not available to patients due to a patent dispute.
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>New Breast Cancer Gene Lawsuit Aims to End to All Gene Patenting. Will it Succeed?</title>
		<link>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2009/05/new-breast-cancer-gene-lawsuit-aims-to-end-to-all-gene-patenting-will-it-succeed/</link>
		<comments>http://rebeccaskloot.com/2009/05/new-breast-cancer-gene-lawsuit-aims-to-end-to-all-gene-patenting-will-it-succeed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 16:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ACLU has launched a suit against the holder of the breast cancer gene patent with hopes of stopping the practice of gene patenting. Skloot covers the suit, its history, and its odds of success.
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