A fascinating, harrowing, necessary book.' - Hilary Mantel, Guardian 33. 'No dead woman has done more for the living. 9781509877027 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 33.8000 NZD InStock /shop/books /shop/books/non-fiction/biography-memoir /shop/books/non-fiction With an introduction by author of The Tidal Zone, Sarah Moss A fascinating, harrowing, necessary book.' - Hilary Mantel, Guardian Now a HBO film starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne. Balancing the beauty and drama of scientific discovery with dark questions about who owns the stuff our bodies are made of, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is an extraordinary journey in search of the soul and story of a real woman, whose cells live on today in all four corners of the world. Rebecca Skloot's fascinating account is the story of the life, and afterlife, of one woman who changed the medical world for ever. With an introduction by author of The Tidal Zone, Sarah Moss For the film based on this book, see The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (film). ![]() Rebecca Skloot's fascinating account is t. Yet Henrietta's family did not learn of her 'immortality' until more than twenty years after her death, with devastating consequences. Born a poor black tobacco farmer, her cancer cells - taken without her knowledge - became a multimillion-dollar industry and one of the most important tools in medicine. Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. We are deeply committed to the ongoing efforts at our institutions and elsewhere to honor the contributions of Henrietta Lacks and to ensure the appropriate protection and care of the Lacks family’s medical information.With an introduction by author of The Tidal Zone, Sarah Moss ![]() At several points across those decades, we found that Johns Hopkins could have - and should have - done more to inform and work with members of Henrietta Lacks’ family out of respect for them, their privacy and their personal interests. The publication of Skloot’s book led Johns Hopkins to review our interactions with Henrietta Lacks and with the Lacks family over more than 50 years. ![]() We were proud to support the book research and development of the film by providing full access to the Hopkins archives and granting permission to HBO to film several scenes for the movie on the Hopkins campus. Johns Hopkins applauds and regularly participates in efforts to raise awareness of the life and story of Henrietta Lacks. ![]() She also confronts the spookiness of the cells themselves, intrepidly crossing into the spiritual plane on which the family has come to understand their mother’s continued presence in the world. This guide addresses several important health care, research and ethical themes addressed in the book and in the movie. Skloot narrates the science lucidly, tracks the racial politics of medicine thoughtfully and tells the Lacks family’s often painful history with grace. Her cells, known as HeLa cells for Henrietta Lacks, remain a remarkably durable and prolific line of cells used in research around the world. The donation of Henrietta Lacks' cells began what was the first, and, for many years, the only human cell line able to reproduce indefinitely. Henrietta Lacks was one of a diverse group of patients who unknowingly donated cells at Hopkins in 1951. That book became the basis for the HBO/Harpo film by the same name, which was released in April 2017. In 2010, Rebecca Skloot published The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a compelling look at Henrietta Lacks’ story, her impact on medical science, and important bioethical issues.
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