#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells — taken without her knowledge in 1951 — became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, and more. Henrietta’s cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains virtually … billions, yet she remains virtually unknown, and her family can’t afford health insurance. This phenomenal New York Times bestseller tells a riveting story of the collision between ethics, race, and medicine; of scientific discovery and faith healing; and of a daughter consumed with questions about the mother she never knew.
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I wish her family could be paid for all the good her cells produced!
Not my normal read but very interesting. I have had cancer so it interested me to learn of some cancer research and about Henrietta’s cells
Very eye opening, anyone in healthcare should read it.
Substantively researched.
An important read for all of us.
What is our personal property?
Henrietta Locks is literally a part of all of us.
Excellent and different story
All children need to read this book….
What a remarkable book about a poor African-American women who unknowingly profoundly impacted medicine and science.
This book was about the woman whose DNA created a break through in how we test for cancer in women. Fabulous book that is humbling and profound.
Everyone should read. Period.
Amazing true story about little known woman. One of best books I’ve ever read.
What a contribution this woman made to history, albeit unknowingly. Thee author’s dedication to telling the story is heroic.
This book is absolutely fascinating! Henrietta Lacks’ cells are the basis of millions of studies. She was not asked if they could use her cells as she had already passed away and her family was not asked either. This is a case of medical robbery, in my opinion.
Fascinating story about the cells that have saved many lives. Very interesting!
Phenomenal and heartbreaking story about treating people as less than. What really happened.
haunting true story of a woman whose genes and cells are still being used in medical research today. A non fiction which reads like fiction. Wonderful character development and telling of true events. A MUST READ
Moving, insightful, historic, original and well written. This book is both informative and memorable. One of my all time favorites.
This book was informative in many ways, including the way cancer was treated during this time period, the way black people were treated, about the lives the blacks sometimes made for themselves, and about the heroes in the battle against cancer. it raises interesting ethical questions that i’m still not sure I have answers for, and it offers …
Every women should read this book! Actually, men should read too.
This book was very informative. I found it tragic that Henrietta nor her family had not been recognized for her great contributions to medical science