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A fascinating account of where reserach cells come from and one family's struggle to understand their part in history.
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This covered lots of things I care about: personhood and research, the limits of informed consent, commodification of science and the self, ethics, popular understandings of science and science literacy... I enjoyed the prominence of Skloot's role as the writer, both in conveying her passion for telling Henrietta's story, and in relating the relationship and trust she developed with the family in the process. With vivid details and an incredible cast of characters, Skloot tells a engaging story
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Excellent book! and the audio is wonderfully done!!!
I had never heard of HeLa cells prior to this book, but it seems like I should have! This book is an interesting story of the family of Henrietta Lacks and also an interesting glimpse into disturbing medical practices of the 20th century in the U.S.
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