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My 2 main thoughts for this book are "sad" and "thought-provoking".
SAD because what's happened to Henrietta Lacks and her children. I'm talking about the social effects of being treated differently as "coloured people" from back way when. Being of ethnic origin, I can attest to the Un-pleasantness of being treated as different (though I am lucky being different today is NOT as it was back then).
THOUGHT-PROVOKING for the book touches of 'gray areas' concerns. Is there any limit of scientific rese ...more
SAD because what's happened to Henrietta Lacks and her children. I'm talking about the social effects of being treated differently as "coloured people" from back way when. Being of ethnic origin, I can attest to the Un-pleasantness of being treated as different (though I am lucky being different today is NOT as it was back then).
THOUGHT-PROVOKING for the book touches of 'gray areas' concerns. Is there any limit of scientific rese ...more
This is a most amazing book, biography, social commentary, medical research ethics, all presented lucidly and with dignity. Starting with the life of Henrietta Lacks, who died at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1951, we learn about her family who do not learn of the use the scientific community has made of their mother's cells until years later. We are introduced to the doctors and researchers who used her cells to make great strides in scientific research. And we learn about the moral, ethical, and f
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Amazing. Anyone who's ever been interested in or simply benefited from science and/or medicine NEEDS to read this book. So basically, anyone and everyone. Everyone needs to read this book. Fascinating, horrifying, thought-provoking. I read this on my Kindle and immediately bought a hard copy from Amazon, because I know I'll need this in my collection so I can go back to it, re-read sections, highlight certain parts, reference it, etc.
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Skloot did a great job weaving the medicalese and science-speak with the voices of the different Lacks family members. The frustration and anger felt by the Lacks' was palpable. There is a lot of information to think on and a segue into a book about the philosophy of medical morality would be cool right about now. If you know of one, please send a recommendation my way!
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Apr 11, 2010
Krista
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