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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer whose cancer cells - taken without her knowledge - became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first 'immortal' human tissue grown in culture, HeLa cells were vital for developing the po[...]

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first “immortal” human cells gr[...]

PLEASE NOTE: This is a key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Start Publishing Notes' Summary, Analysis, and Review of Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks includes a summary of the book, review, analysis & key takeaways, and detailed ';About the Author' s[...]

I januari 1951 diagnosticerades Henrietta Lacks med cancer. Knappt nio månader senare avled hon. Men de cellprov som hennes läkare tog lever fortfarande. De har gett upphov till minst tre Nobelpris, de låg till grund för poliovaccinet, de har varit på månen. I dag finns det 17 000 patent baser[...]

"En fascinerande bok", betyg 4 - Yukiko Duke i Gomorron Sverige

"Djupt förbryllad har jag läst en intressant bok, som ställer frågor om min egen dödlighet." - PO Enqvist i Expressen

"En av de märkvärdigaste böcker jag läst- en enastående historia" - Ingalill Mosander [...]

Stor nyhet i litet format!

Denna utgåva ges ut i det nya kvalitetformatet excess, som kombinerar lätthet, varaktighet och bekvämlighet. Bokens storlek är endast 8x12 centimeter och är tillverkad enligt gammal boktradition med trådbunden rygg.

I januari 1951 diagnosticerad[...]