The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Ornament Sumptuously illustrated

Sumptuously illustrated

She believes that the stories of our past can help us create the story for our future

to destroying the environment

By Clayborne Carson

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Ornament Sumptuously illustratedHer name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cellstaken without her knowledge in 1951became one of the most important tools in medicine, bought and sold by the billions, with devastating effects on her family. Now in paperback, this phenomenal New York Times bestseller tells a riveting story of ethics, race, and medicine colliding; of scientific discovery and faith healing; and of a daughters