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p2010., 123000., Random House Audio Call No: RB 616 SKL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: 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 such areas as cancer research, in vitro fertilization, and gene mapping.
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[2017]., Broadway Books Call No: 616 .02774 092 Edition: First Movie Tie-in paperback edition. Availability:11 of 12 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the experiences of the children and husband of Henrietta Lacks, who, twenty years after her death from cervical cancer in 1951, learned doctors and researchers took cells from her cervix without consent which were used to create the immortal cell line known as the HeLa cell; provides an overview of Henrietta's life; and explores issues of experimentation on African-Americans and bioethics.
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c2011., Broadway Paperbacks Call No: LIfe Science Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the experiences of the children and husband of Henrietta Lacks, who, twenty years after her death from cervical cancer in 1951, learned doctors and researchers took cells from her cervix without consent which were used to create the immortal cell line known as the HeLa cell; provides an overview of Henrietta's life; and explores issues of experimentation on African-Americans and bioethics.
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c2010., Crown Publishers Call No: 616 SKL Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the experiences of the children and husband of Henrietta Lacks, who, twenty years after her death from cervical cancer in 1951, learned doctors and researchers took cells from her cervix without consent which were used to create the immortal cell line known as the HeLa cell; provides an overview of Henrietta's life; and explores issues of experimentation on African-Americans and bioethics.
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c2011., Broadway Paperbacks Call No: 616 SKL Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:51 of 60 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the experiences of the children and husband of Henrietta Lacks, who, twenty years after her death from cervical cancer in 1951, learned doctors and researchers took cells from her cervix without consent which were used to create the immortal cell line known as the HeLa cell; provides an overview of Henrietta's life; and explores issues of experimentation on African-Americans and bioethics.
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c2010., Crown Publishers Call No: Realistic 616.02 Skl Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Depicts the story of Henrietta Lacks, a poor Southern black woman, whose cells were taken from her body without her permission during the 1950s for medical research and continue to be alive and used more than sixty years after her death. Discusses the issues of owning our own bodies and why Henrietta's family was never informed about her "immortality" for more than twenty years after she died. Includes chapter notes, photographs, and an index.
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c2011., Broadway Paperbacks Call No: Realistic 616.02 Skl Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Depicts the story of Henrietta Lacks, a poor Southern black woman, whose cells were taken from her body without her permission during the 1950s for medical research and continue to be alive and used more than sixty years after her death. Discusses the issues of owning our own bodies and why Henrietta's family was never informed about her "immortality" for more than twenty years after she died. Includes chapter notes, photographs, and an index.
