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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medic… more

Here’s the compelling story of how a young Rolling Stone writer tracked down and published the identity of a then-anonymous cell donor, now known to millions of readers from Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. As Rebecca … more

You’ve devoured the last morsel of your savory book. Now what?If you still have a stomach that yearns for more, “Behind the Story” will be a most delightful surprise for you. Just like the name, “Behind the Story”, this innovative guide tak… more

You’ve devoured the last morsel of your savory book. Now what?If you still have a stomach that yearns for more, “Behind the Story” will be a most delightful surprise for you. Just like the name, “Behind the Story”, this innovative guide tak… more

A middle-grade adaptation of Rebecca Skloot’s critically acclaimed, New York Times nonfiction bestsellerHenrietta Lacks was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, and whose cells—taken without her kn… more

Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman whose cancerous tumor became the source of cells cultured to create an enormnous boost for medical research now known as the HeLa cell line.This BookSquint summary of Rebecca Skloot’s book cover… more

ABOUT THE BOOK Henrietta Lacks was a beautiful African American woman who always painted her toenails red. She loved to dance. She had a big laugh and mischievous eyes. She had five children whom she loved with every inch of her soul. No on… more

Dieses Buch betrifft uns alleSie waren notwendig, um Fortschritte gegen Krebs und AIDS zu erzielen. Klonen und Genforschung wäre ohne sie nicht möglich gewesen. Kurz: Die größten Erfolge der Medizin der letzten Jahrzehnte basieren auf der E… more

Paralyzed and unable to speak after a stroke, Cathy Hutchinson was trapped inside her mind, only communicating with the outside world through her eyes. Then she heard about an experiment called BrainGate at Brown University that hoped to al… more

This literature study guide is a helpful companion to the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. It includes a list of important people and important terms, and overall book summary, a chapter by chapter book summary a… more