Screen LibraryThe immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
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Pan Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Sydney |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 431 p., [8] p. of plates: ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780330426237 (pbk) 0330426230 (pbk) 9780330533447 0330533444 |
| Index Number: | K837 |
| CLC: | K837.128.9 |
| Call Number: | K837.128.9/L141S-1 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors yet her cells - taken without her knowledge - become one of the most important tools in modern medicine. |