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I originally picked up The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks to look for materials to write English lessons using nonfiction texts. I did not expect to be swept away by the story of Henrietta Lacks and her family, which is a testament to how well-written and engrossing this book is. Writer Rebecca Skloot has humanized the story of the HeLa cell line, a medical miracle that has allowed scientists to investigate devastating medical problems like polio, AIDS, and many forms of cancer. What most scie
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I liked learning the medical history of medical testing.
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