The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
(Book - Regular Print)

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Published
New York : Crown Publishers, [2010].
Physical Desc
x, 369 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Status
Camp Verde Community Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
616.0277 SKL
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Chino Valley Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
616.0277 SKL
1 available
Clark Memorial Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
616.02 SKLOOT
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Published
New York : Crown Publishers, [2010].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8, 18 Points
Lexile measure
1140

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-358) and index.
Description
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 has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer and viruses; helped lead to in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. Yet Henrietta Lacks is buried in an unmarked grave. Her family did not learn of her "immortality" until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. The story of the Lacks family is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of--From publisher description.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,8.0,18,SD,Quiz 151442,English non-fiction.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,8.0,18,151442.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,8,18,SD,Quiz 151442,English non-fiction.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Skloot, R. (2010). The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks . Crown Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-. 2010. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Crown Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Crown Publishers, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Skloot, Rebecca. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Crown Publishers, 2010.

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