The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks |
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Author:
| Skloot, Rebecca |
ISBN: | 978-1-61383-119-9 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2011 |
Publisher: | Perfection Learning Corporation
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $26.00 |
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 discoveries in cancer research, in vitro fertilization, and gene mapping.
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 cancer research, in vitro fertilization, and gene mapping.