The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / Rebecca Skloot.
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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- ISBN: 9781594134326 (trade pbk. : lg. print)
- ISBN: 1594134324 (trade pbk. : lg. print)
- Physical Description: 618 p. (large print), [13] p. of plates : ill ; 23 cm.
- Edition: Large print ed.
- Publisher: Detroit : Large Print Press/Gale Cengage Learning, 2011.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 574-615). |
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Gibsons Public Library | LP 616.027 SKLO (Text) | 30886000734364 | Large print NF | Volume hold | Available | - |