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This was a fascinating story about a woman, her cells, and the family she left behind. Ms. Lacks' cells continue to help scientists with countless medical discoveries, and yet her family lives in poverty. I liked the way Rebecca Skloot uncovered the story for us - as the reader, you feel like you are joining her in getting to know this family, and the relationship between Rebecca and Deborah (Ms. Lacks' daughter) was the best part.
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I enjoyed this book maybe more than I normally would because it is a local story set in Baltimore and Virginia. It is a troubling story about racial and social inequality and how those factors are often lost in the sanitized/whitewashed terms of medicine and disease. A very human story that reads more like a novel than nonfiction.
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