Title: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Author: Rebecca Skloot
Format: Paperback
Genre: Non-fiction/memoir
Series: -
Date read: May 2011
Verdict: 8 out of 10
Comments: This fascinating book tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, a black woman who died in the 1950s whose cancerous cells were harvested by scientists. Her cell line, known as HeLa, is still growing today and is used all over the world in thousands of laboratories for research into cancer and various other diseases. The detail in the book is a testament to the years of work Rebecca Skloot put into researching and writing it. The Lacks family each have an interesting story to tell, and the contrast of their poverty-stricken background and the multi-million dollar genetic research industry is staggering.
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