The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot
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The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [338]-358) and index
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portraitsfacsimilesplatesillustrations
Index
index present
Intended audience
1140L, Lexile
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Rebecca Skloot
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Accelerated Reader, UG, 8.0, 18, 151442
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 and gene mapping
Target audience
adult
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