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Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-
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Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951 -- Health.
Cancer -- Patients -- Virginia -- Biography.
African American women -- History.
Human experimentation in medicine -- United States -- History.
HeLa cells.
Cancer -- Research.
Cell culture.
Medical ethics.
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The immortal life of...
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The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks [large type] / Rebecca Skloot.
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Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-
Detroit, Mich. : Large Print Press/Gale Cengage Learning, 2011.
Subjects
Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951 -- Health.
Cancer -- Patients -- Virginia -- Biography.
African American women -- History.
Human experimentation in medicine -- United States -- History.
HeLa cells.
Cancer -- Research.
Cell culture.
Medical ethics.
ISBN:
9781594134326 (pbk. : lg. print) :
1594134324 (pbk. : lg. print) :
Description:
618 p. (large print) : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Large print ed.
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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 such areas as cancer research, in vitro fertilization, and gene mapping.
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Kailua-Kona Public Library
Large Type
LT 616.02774 Sk
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05/04/2024
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Lanai P/S Library
Large Type
LT 616.02774 Sk
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Library For The Blind and Print Disabled
Large Type
LT 616.02774 SKLOOT
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Pearl City Public Library
Large Type
LT 616.02774 Sk
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05/14/2024
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Nanakuli Public Library
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LT 616.02774 Sk
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05/14/2024
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Wahiawa Public Library
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LT 616.02774 Sk
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Waipahu Public Library
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LT 616.02774 Sk
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