The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / Rebecca Skloot
Imprint
New York : Crown Publishers, c2010
Copies
Location
Call No.
Status
CCQ - Lusail Female Library
RC265.6.L24
Available
Edition
1st ed.
Description
x, 369 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
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,