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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Young Adult Edition

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A middle-grade adaptation of same title with thread on writer's own difficulties. Henrietta Lacks was a poor Southern tobacco farmer whose cervical cancer cells taken without her knowledge in 1951 treatment, have been vital in fighting polio, cancer, and viruses. Topics are race, bioethics, research, rights, family, and whether we control our cells.

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: ebook

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Release: December 25, 2013

ISBN: 0375987584

ISBN 13: 9780375987588

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Young Adult Edition

4/5 ( ratings)

A middle-grade adaptation of same title with thread on writer's own difficulties. Henrietta Lacks was a poor Southern tobacco farmer whose cervical cancer cells taken without her knowledge in 1951 treatment, have been vital in fighting polio, cancer, and viruses. Topics are race, bioethics, research, rights, family, and whether we control our cells.

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: ebook

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Release: December 25, 2013

ISBN: 0375987584

ISBN 13: 9780375987588

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