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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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Rianto Dermawan
Mar 13, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Amazing book, thanks to Rebecca Skloot for her tireless effort to dig out the story behind the living cell named HeLa. The idea, curiosity opening our eyes knowing that scientist worked in an unethical way at year 1950's, even years before and after. Even so their works provide enormous benefit to biomedical world and humanity.

"They would have learned that Henrietta's cell were still alive, that they had been taken, bought, sold, and used in research without her knowledge as theirs."

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