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Rebecca Skloot
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 polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the effects of the atom bomb; helped lead to important advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping. Henrietta herself remains virtually unknown, buried in an unmarked grave.
Fremdsprachige Bücher
Macmillan
Englisch
352
2010-05-31
9780230748699
978-0-230-74869-9
