The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-2011
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Total copies: 11
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer whose cancer cells became one of the most important tools in medicine. Rebecca Skloot takes the reader on an extraordinary journey in search of Henrietta's story.
Main title:
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / Rebecca Skloot.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Pan, 2011.
Collation:
xii, 431 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Crown; London: Macmillan, 2010.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780330533447 (pbk)0330533444 (pbk)
Dewey class:
B LAC616.0277
LC class:
RC265.6
Language:
English
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BRN:
73151