The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-2011
eAudioBook
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:
Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-, authorCampbell, Cassandra, narrator
Edition:
Unabridged edition.
Imprint:
London : Macmillan Digital Audio, 2011.
Collation:
1 online resource (audio files) : digital, WAV file
Notes:
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Performers:
Read by Cassandra Campbell.
ISBN:
9780230754058 (audio download)
Dewey class:
616.02774092
Language:
English
Subject:
Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951 -- HealthCancer -- Patients -- VirginiaAfrican American women -- VirginiaHuman experimentation in medicine -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryHeLa cellsMedical ethics -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryAudiobooksHealth and WellbeingBiography: science, technology & medicineEthnic minorities & multicultural studiesClinical & internal medicinePopular scienceBio-ethics
BRN:
528149