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The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

byRebecca Skloot

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.

Language

English

Published on

01/01/2010

Pages

369

Format

Hardcover

ISBN

9781400052172

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