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The
Immortal
Life
Of
Henrietta
Lacks
Description
Henrietta Lacks8218a poor Southern tobacco
farmer8218was
buried in an unmarked grave sixty years ago. Yet
her cells -- taken without her knowledge8218grow
n in culture and bought and sold by the billions
-- became one of the most important tools in
medical research. Rebecca Skloot takes us on an
extraordinary journey from
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the quotcolredquotward of Johns Hopkins
Hospital in the 1950s to East Baltimore
today8218where Henrietta's family struggles
with her legacy.