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The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks  Cover Image Large print book Large print book

The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / Rebecca Skloot.

Skloot, Rebecca. (Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • 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.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 574-615).
Subject: Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951 > Health.
Cancer > Patients > Virginia > Biography.
African American women > History.
African American women > Virginia > Biography.
Human experimentation in medicine > United States > History.
HeLa cells.
Cancer > Research.
Cell culture.
Medical ethics.
Large type books.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sechelt/Gibsons. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Gibsons Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Gibsons Public Library LP 616.027 SKLO (Text) 30886000734364 Large print NF Volume hold Available -

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