The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Good Books rating 4.25
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- ID: 138
- Added: 2025-09-03
- Updated: 2025-09-03
- ISBN: 9780230748699
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Published: 2010-01-01
- Reviews: 3
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors yet her cells - taken without her knowledge - become one of the most important tools in modern medicine.
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- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a book I wish I had read long ago.
- It is a fascinating mix of memoir and science.
- Telling the story of how one woman's cells have saved countless lives.
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- Reading 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' was an amazing experience.
- It allowed me to learn about unity within the Lacks family.
- The book is emotive and hard going, but it is incredibly important.
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- The book takes the reader on an incredible journey from the 'colored' ward to research laboratories.
- It is an important contribution to public understanding of science and ethics.
- Raises critical questions about consent and exploitation in medical research.