The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks /

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she h...

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Main Author:	Skloot, Rebecca, 1972- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Crown Publishers, [2010]
Subjects:	Lacks, Henrietta, > 1920-1951 > Health. Lacks, Henrietta, > 1920-1951 Lacks, Henrietta > 1920-1951 Universidad Sergio Arboleda Lacks, Henrietta, > 1920-1951 > hälsa. Lacks, Henrietta, > 1920-1951. Lacks, Henrietta. Cancer > Patients > Virginia > Biography. African American women > History. Human experimentation in medicine > United States > History. Racism in medicine > United States > History. HeLa cells. Cancer > Research. Cell culture. Medical ethics. Organ donors. African Americans. Prejudices. Racism in medicine > History. Tissue Donors Tissue and Organ Procurement > ethics Black or African American Confidentiality > ethics HeLa Cells History, 20th Century Human Experimentation > ethics Prejudice United States Cells, Cultured Ethics, Medical Noires américaines > Histoire. Expérimentation humaine en médecine > États-Unis > Histoire. Racisme en médecine > Histoire. Cellules HeLa. Cancer > Recherche. Cellules > Culture. Éthique médicale. Donneurs d'organes. Noirs américains. Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle. Préjugés. African American. MEDICAL > Ethics. Racism in medicine Prejudices Organ donors African Americans African American women Cancer > Patients Cancer > Research Cell culture Health HeLa cells Human experimentation in medicine Medical ethics Virginia Cytologie Zellkultur HeLa-Zelle Medizinische Ethik Medicinhistoria > forskning > etik > Förenta Staterna. Patienter > cancer. Medicinsk teknik. Afro-amerikanskor. Cancerpatienter > historia > Förenta staterna. Cancer > forskning > historia > Förenta staterna. Afro-amerikanska kvinnor > historia. Cellodling. Cancer > Patients > Biography. African American women > Health and hygiene. Cells. Geschichte 1950-2009. Biographies. Biography Biographie. Student Collection. Young adult nonfiction. Biographies History
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