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[2015]., Adolescent, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: MEMOIR Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Teen scientist Jack Andraka chronicles his development of an inexpensive early detection test for pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancer, and recounts his own personal story of overcoming depression and homophobic bullying. Includes hands-on science experiments"--Publisher.
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[2015]., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: 509.2 AND Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Teen scientist Jack Andraka chronicles his development of an inexpensive early detection test for pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancer, and recounts his own personal story of overcoming depression and homophobic bullying. Includes hands-on science experiments"--From publisher description.
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[2015], Harper Call No: B Andraka Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: The author, a teen, chronicles his discovery of a inexpensive and highly effective method for detecting pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers, and offers kid-friendly science experiences to prompt innovation, discovery, and understanding of scientific concepts.
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[2015]., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: HI-INT B AND Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Teen scientist Jack Andraka chronicles his development of an inexpensive early detection test for pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancer, and recounts his own personal story of overcoming depression and homophobic bullying. Includes hands-on science experiments"--From publisher description.
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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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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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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.
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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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c2003., Simon and Schuster Call No: 813 .54 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Reporter Marcia "Carley" DeCarlo uncovers a dangerous conspiracy when she sets out to investigate the disappearance of Nicholas Spencer, the head of the medical research company Gen-stone, who reportedly looted the company and fled shortly after receiving word that the anticancer vaccine developed by Gen-stone was being denied FDA approval.