The Resource The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot
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- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 369 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Life. The exam ... 1951
- Clover ... 1920-1942 ; Diagnosis and treatment ... 1951 ; The birth of HeLa ... 1951 ; "Blackness be spreadin all inside ... 1951 ; "Lady's on the phone" ... 1999 ; The death and life of cell culture ... 1951 ; "A miserable specimen ... 1951 ; Turner Station ... 1999 ; The other side of the tracks ... 1999 ; "The devil of pain itself" ... 1951
- Death. The storm ... 1951 ; The HeLa factory ... 1951-1953 ; Helen Lane ... 1953-1954 ; "Too young to remember" ... 1951-1965 ; "Spending eternity in the same place" ... 1999 ; Illegal, immoral, and deplorable ... 1954-1966 ; "Strangest hybrid" ... 1960-1966 ; "The most critical time on this earth is now" ... 1966-1973 ; The HeLa bomb ... 1966 ; Night doctors ... 2000 ; "The fame she so richly deserves" ... 1970-1973
- Immortality. "It's alive" ... 1973-1974 ; "Least they can do" ... 1975 ; "Who told you you could sell my spleen?" ... 1976-1988 ; Breach of privacy ... 1980-1985 ; The secret of immortality ... 1984-1995 ; After London ... 1996-1999 ; A village of Henriettas ... 2000 ; Zakariyya ... 2000 ; Hela, goddess of death ... 2000-2001 ; "All that's my mother" ... 2001 ; The hospital for the Negro insane ... 2001 ; The medical records ... 2001 ; Soul cleansing ... 2001 ; Heavenly bodies ... 2001 ; "Nothing to be scared about" ... 2001 ; The long road to Clover ... 2009
- Where they are now
- Isbn
- 9781400052172
- Label
- The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
- Title
- The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
- Statement of responsibility
- Rebecca Skloot
- Subject
-
- trueLife stories -- Facing adversity | Medical issues
- trueScientific discoveries
- trueHuman experimentation in medicine
- trueScience Writing -- Biology
- trueMedical research
- trueLacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951 -- Health
- trueAfrican American women -- History
- HeLa cells
- trueCell culture
- African American women -- History
- Cell culture
- truePeople with cancer -- Biography
- trueCancer research
- trueBiographies
- Cancer -- Patients -- Virginia -- Biography
- Human experimentation in medicine -- United States -- History
- trueBioethics
- trueHeLa cells
- trueMedical ethics
- Cancer -- Research
- Medical ethics
- trueBooks to movies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Documents the story of how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been kept alive indefinitely, enabling discoveries in such areas as cancer research, in vitro fertilization and gene mapping
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Book, 2011.
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2010.
- Goodreads Choice Award, 2010.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2010.
- National Academies Communication Award, 2011.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2010
- Science Books and Films Prize for Excellence in Science Books, Science Book for High School Readers, 2011.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 340706
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1972-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Skloot, Rebecca
- Dewey number
-
- 616/.02774092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
- 1140
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- LC call number
- RC265.6.L24
- LC item number
- S55 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Lacks, Henrietta
- Cancer
- African American women
- Human experimentation in medicine
- HeLa cells
- Cancer
- Cell culture
- Medical ethics
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [338]-358) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Life. The exam ... 1951 -- Clover ... 1920-1942 ; Diagnosis and treatment ... 1951 ; The birth of HeLa ... 1951 ; "Blackness be spreadin all inside ... 1951 ; "Lady's on the phone" ... 1999 ; The death and life of cell culture ... 1951 ; "A miserable specimen ... 1951 ; Turner Station ... 1999 ; The other side of the tracks ... 1999 ; "The devil of pain itself" ... 1951 -- Death. The storm ... 1951 ; The HeLa factory ... 1951-1953 ; Helen Lane ... 1953-1954 ; "Too young to remember" ... 1951-1965 ; "Spending eternity in the same place" ... 1999 ; Illegal, immoral, and deplorable ... 1954-1966 ; "Strangest hybrid" ... 1960-1966 ; "The most critical time on this earth is now" ... 1966-1973 ; The HeLa bomb ... 1966 ; Night doctors ... 2000 ; "The fame she so richly deserves" ... 1970-1973 -- Immortality. "It's alive" ... 1973-1974 ; "Least they can do" ... 1975 ; "Who told you you could sell my spleen?" ... 1976-1988 ; Breach of privacy ... 1980-1985 ; The secret of immortality ... 1984-1995 ; After London ... 1996-1999 ; A village of Henriettas ... 2000 ; Zakariyya ... 2000 ; Hela, goddess of death ... 2000-2001 ; "All that's my mother" ... 2001 ; The hospital for the Negro insane ... 2001 ; The medical records ... 2001 ; Soul cleansing ... 2001 ; Heavenly bodies ... 2001 ; "Nothing to be scared about" ... 2001 ; The long road to Clover ... 2009 -- Where they are now
- Control code
- 15195185
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 369 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781400052172
- Lccn
- 2009031785
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn326529053
- (OCoLC)326529053
- Label
- The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [338]-358) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Life. The exam ... 1951 -- Clover ... 1920-1942 ; Diagnosis and treatment ... 1951 ; The birth of HeLa ... 1951 ; "Blackness be spreadin all inside ... 1951 ; "Lady's on the phone" ... 1999 ; The death and life of cell culture ... 1951 ; "A miserable specimen ... 1951 ; Turner Station ... 1999 ; The other side of the tracks ... 1999 ; "The devil of pain itself" ... 1951 -- Death. The storm ... 1951 ; The HeLa factory ... 1951-1953 ; Helen Lane ... 1953-1954 ; "Too young to remember" ... 1951-1965 ; "Spending eternity in the same place" ... 1999 ; Illegal, immoral, and deplorable ... 1954-1966 ; "Strangest hybrid" ... 1960-1966 ; "The most critical time on this earth is now" ... 1966-1973 ; The HeLa bomb ... 1966 ; Night doctors ... 2000 ; "The fame she so richly deserves" ... 1970-1973 -- Immortality. "It's alive" ... 1973-1974 ; "Least they can do" ... 1975 ; "Who told you you could sell my spleen?" ... 1976-1988 ; Breach of privacy ... 1980-1985 ; The secret of immortality ... 1984-1995 ; After London ... 1996-1999 ; A village of Henriettas ... 2000 ; Zakariyya ... 2000 ; Hela, goddess of death ... 2000-2001 ; "All that's my mother" ... 2001 ; The hospital for the Negro insane ... 2001 ; The medical records ... 2001 ; Soul cleansing ... 2001 ; Heavenly bodies ... 2001 ; "Nothing to be scared about" ... 2001 ; The long road to Clover ... 2009 -- Where they are now
- Control code
- 15195185
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- x, 369 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781400052172
- Lccn
- 2009031785
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn326529053
- (OCoLC)326529053
Subject
- trueAfrican American women -- History
- African American women -- History
- trueBioethics
- trueBiographies
- trueBooks to movies
- Cancer -- Patients -- Virginia -- Biography
- Cancer -- Research
- trueCancer research
- trueCell culture
- Cell culture
- HeLa cells
- trueHeLa cells
- trueHuman experimentation in medicine
- Human experimentation in medicine -- United States -- History
- trueLacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951 -- Health
- trueLife stories -- Facing adversity | Medical issues
- Medical ethics
- trueMedical ethics
- trueMedical research
- truePeople with cancer -- Biography
- trueScience Writing -- Biology
- trueScientific discoveries
Genre
Included in
- trueALA Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2011
- trueBook Club Best Bets for Nonfiction Fans
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Science & Technology Books: 2010
- trueGoodreads Choice Awards: 2010
- trueLibrary Journal Top Ten
- trueNational Academies Communication Award
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2010
- trueScience Books and Films Prize for Excellence in Science Books: Science Book for High School Readers
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- Award
- ALA Notable Book, 2011.
- Award
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2010.
- Award
- Goodreads Choice Award, 2010.
- Award
- Library Journal Best Books, 2010.
- Award
- National Academies Communication Award, 2011.
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2010
- Award
- Science Books and Films Prize for Excellence in Science Books, Science Book for High School Readers, 2011.
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