The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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My review for the book: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

It is heart breaking that no one knew or tried to learn about Henrietta’s life and her family, until recently. The woman who changed the face of science and created history is still addressed by her lab code – HeLa and not as an individual. Every biology class in the world is incomplete without teaching about HeLa cells. Yet, she is still unfamiliar and a mystery to many.

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Henrietta Lacks (HeLa): Immortal and Mysterious

“Henrietta’s cells weren’t merely surviving; they were growing with mythological intensity. They became the first immortal human cells ever grown in a laboratory.

The author of the book ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’; Rebecca Skloot takes the readers on a roller-coaster journey through this book navigating in an unfathomable past about an ‘Immortal Woman’, through the lens of her family and more perceptibly her daughter Deborah. This book is a perfect amalgamation of science and emotions. This is a one-of-a-kind story that has never been captured before by any medical journal, textbook, or documentary.

The author of the book ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’; Rebecca Skloot takes the readers on a roller-coaster journey through this book navigating in an unfathomable past about an ‘Immortal Woman’, through the lens of her family and more perceptibly her daughter Deborah. This book is a perfect amalgamation of science and emotions. This is a one-of-a-kind story that has never been captured before by any medical journal, textbook, or documentary.

 

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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Author:

Rebecca Skloot

Genre

Non-Fiction, Biography

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