The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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biographical book nonfiction book

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a nonfiction book by Rebecca Skloot that explores the life of Henrietta Lacks and the ethical, scientific, and racial implications of the HeLa cells taken from her without consent.

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (film) 1

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instanceOf biographical book ⓘ
nonfiction book ⓘ
adaptationNetwork HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ
adaptationReleaseYear 2017 ⓘ
adaptationType television film ⓘ
adaptedAs The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
author Rebecca Skloot NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived American Association for the Advancement of Science Award NERFINISHED ⓘ
Heartland Prize for Nonfiction NERFINISHED ⓘ
National Academies Communication Award NERFINISHED ⓘ
Salon Book Award NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wellcome Trust Book Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
focusesOn Lacks family’s experience and legacy ⓘ
development of the HeLa cell line ⓘ
impact of HeLa cells on medical research ⓘ
removal of Henrietta Lacks’s cancer cells without consent ⓘ
genre biography ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ
science writing ⓘ
ISBN 978-1-4000-5217-2 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mediaType audiobook ⓘ
ebook ⓘ
print ⓘ
notableCharacter Deborah Lacks NERFINISHED ⓘ
George Gey NERFINISHED ⓘ
Henrietta Lacks NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor popularizing the story of HeLa cells ⓘ
raising public awareness of medical consent issues ⓘ
pageCount about 381 ⓘ
publicationDate 2010 ⓘ
publisher Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ
Crown Publishing Group NERFINISHED ⓘ
setInLocation Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ
Johns Hopkins Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ
Turner Station, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject HeLa cells NERFINISHED ⓘ
Henrietta Lacks NERFINISHED ⓘ
bioethics ⓘ
cell biology ⓘ
history of medicine ⓘ
informed consent ⓘ
medical ethics ⓘ
medical racism ⓘ
timePeriodCovered 1950s ⓘ
20th century ⓘ

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Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography → notableWinner → The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks ⓘ
George C. Wolfe → notableWork → The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (film)
Henrietta Lacks → hasRepresentationIn → The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks ⓘ
Henrietta Lacks → subjectOf → The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks ⓘ