Review of 'The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
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618 pages
English language
Published Nov. 8, 2011 by Large Print Press/Gale Cengage Learning.
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot: The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks (2011, Large Print Press/Gale Cengage Learning)
- ISBN:
- 978-1-59413-432-6
- OCLC Number:
- 666220228
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3 stars
(3 reviews)
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.
Review of 'The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
very, very well written. the transition between science and personal life of not only henrietta but her family members as well was very smooth. the only thing was i kinda got whiplash from the afterword because it went straight into super technical stuff. i guess it is only an afterword though. very good book, and i recommend it to everybody, but especially people who are involved in molecular biology.
Thom reviewed The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Review of 'The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Not much I can add to the bazillion other reviews of this book - named a best book of the year by more than 60 media outlets.
Well organized at the beginning, alternating between current-day detective work and the history of Henrietta Lacks. Later in the book, the current-day stuff becomes a bit more scattered and the history continues to move forward to the present. Guessing you can see which I liked best.
A great history, thought provoking in consequences and future ramifications. Recommended.
Subjects
- Cancer
- Cell culture
- Research
- Patients
- Health
- HeLa cells
- African American women
- Medical ethics
- Human experimentation in medicine
- Biography
- History
Places
- United States
- Virginia