The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Ornament Sumptuously illustrated

Sumptuously illustrated

By Clayborne Carson

to destroying the environment

Practicing kindness is an essential step in helping to repair a world that has grown to be more divisive

both literally and metaphorically

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