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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. 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 numerous medical and scientific discoveries.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 8, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780606269544 |
| Publishers | Turtleback |
| Pages | 400 |
| Dimensions | 133 × 33 × 210 mm · 430 g |
| Language | English |
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