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The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-2019
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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 ; with an introduction by Sarah Moss.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Picador, 2019.
Collation:
xxii, 431 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Crown; London: Macmillan, 2010.Originally published: New York: Crown, 2010.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781509877027 (pbk)
Dewey class:
616.02774092616.027SKL616.02774
Language:
English
BRN:
2669390
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