Review of 'The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
this book is apparently inaccurate
618 pages
English language
Published Nov. 8, 2011 by Large Print Press/Gale Cengage Learning.
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks (2011, Large Print Press/Gale Cengage Learning)
- ISBN:
- 9781594134326
- OCLC Number:
- 666220228
3 stars
(3 reviews)
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.
Review of 'The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
very, very well written. the transition between science and personal life of not only henrietta but her family members as well was very smooth. the only thing was i kinda got whiplash from the afterword because it went straight into super technical stuff. i guess it is only an afterword though. very good book, and i recommend it to everybody, but especially people who are involved in molecular biology.
A great combination of personal story and history
5 stars
This is a really great book to listen to. It was narrated well.
The content was great - a very neat combination of personal stories and the very important history of medical science in the US and the racism of it. I highly recommend this book!
Subjects
- Cancer
- Cell culture
- Research
- Patients
- Health
- HeLa cells
- African American women
- Medical ethics
- Human experimentation in medicine
- Biography
- History
Places
- United States
- Virginia