The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks |
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| Author:
| Skloot, Rebecca |
| Compiled by:
| BookSource Staff, |
| ISBN: | 978-0-606-26954-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Publisher: | Turtleback
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $28.20 |
Book Description:
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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 numerous medical and scientific discoveries
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 numerous medical and scientific discoveries