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Rebecca Skloot has written a moving story of the historic "HeLa" cell. (HeLa standing for Henrietta Lacks) This was the first human cell that could be duplicated and thus opened countless doors for research in many fields. Since its origination it has played a roll in producing the polio vaccination, helped scientists learn more about many cancers and lead to important advances such as gene mapping.
Rebecca first heard about this cell when she was 16 and sitting in on a community college biology class. Though required to learn about the cell, she wanted to know more about the person. There was little known. And so a quest was started. It took her 10 years of research and personal interviews to put this book together. But the effort was worth it. Rebecca has indeed immortalized Henrietta Lacks, the person.
Review written by Denise R
You can find this title at: www.newberglibrary.org
