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“This is an extraordinary gift of a book, beautiful and devastating—a work of outstanding literary reportage. Read it! It’s the best you will find in many many years.”
—ADRIAN NICOLE LEBLANC, author of Random Family
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Posts Tagged ‘Rebecca Skloot’

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

PBS Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Features The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks & Rebecca Skloot

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, April 16th, 2010

“If you read only one science book this year, make it this one” – The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Age in Australia weighs in on The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks calling it:
“…a stunning story on a vast scale. The science is compelling; [...]


Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Rebecca Skloot and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Live on WHYY’s Radio Times

Rebecca Skloot just finished a great hour-long in-studio interview with WHYY’s Radio Times.  The segment aired live, but you can now listen to it online [...]


Sunday, January 31st, 2010

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and The Lacks Family on ABC World News Tonight

Set your TiVos and your DVRs, mark your calendars: Tonight Rebecca Skloot will be on ABC World News talking about her new book, The Immortal [...]


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Doctors took her cells without asking. Those cells never died. They launched a medical revolution and a multimillion-dollar industry. More than twenty years later, her children found out. Their lives would never be the same.

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