Opis: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot

With an introduction by author of The Tidal Zone, Sarah Moss

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. Born a poor black tobacco farmer, her cancer cells – taken without her knowledge – became a multimillion-dollar industry and one of the most important tools in medicine. Yet Henrietta’s family did not learn of her ‘immortality’ until more than twenty years after her death, with devastating consequences . . .

Rebecca Skloot’s fascinating account is the story of the life, and afterlife, of one woman who changed the medical world for ever. Balancing the beauty and drama of scientific discovery with dark questions about who owns the stuff our bodies are made of, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is an extraordinary journey in search of the soul and story of a real woman, whose cells live on today in all four corners of the world.

Now a HBO film starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne.

Szczegóły: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot

Tytuł: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Autor: Rebecca Skloot
Wydawnictwo: Picador
ISBN: 9781509877027
Języki: angielski
Rok wydania: 2023
Ilość stron: 432
Format: 13.0x20.0cm
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.33 kg

Recenzje: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot