Book Detail

Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

ISBN: 9781594134326

Contributors: Skloot, Rebecca (Author)

Publisher: Large Print Press, 2011

Binding: Paperback (Readerbound Available)

Retail: $16.99

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1 copy: $13.59
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Description

Documents the story of how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been kept alive indefinitely, enabling discoveries in such areas as cancer research, in vitro fertilization, and gene mapping.

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