The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The poor Black tobacco farmer whose cancer cells, taken without consent, became one of medicine's most important tools.
- Type
- Book
- Released
- 2010
- Author
- Rebecca Skloot
- Critics' average
- 84/100 across 1 published score
Genres
Non-fiction · Biography · Science & invention biography · Popular science · Biology & evolution
What it feels like
Race & the legacy of slavery · Family · Knowledge & curiosity · Class & inequality