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082 _aSenior S
100 _aSkloot, Rebecca
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245 _aThe immortal life of Henrietta Lacks /
_cRebecca Skloot.
260 _aLondon
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_c2011
300 _a384 p. ; 20 cm.
500 _aOriginally published: London: Macmillan, 2010. Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aHer name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer whose cancer cells became one of the most important tools in medicine. Rebecca Skloot takes the reader on an extraordinary journey in search of Henrietta's story.
650 _aLacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951 - Health
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650 _aCancer - Patients - Virginia - Biography
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650 _aAfrican American women - Virginia - Biography
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650 _aHuman experimentation in medicine - United States - History - 20th century
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650 _aHeLa cells
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650 _aMedical ethics - United States - History - 20th century
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650 _aBIOGRAPHY
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