I just finished reading "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot. It tells the story of the woman behind the HeLa cell line. These cells have been around for 60 years and have been used in hundreds of different studies. Quite a bit is known about the cells, but not too much was ever known about Henrietta Lacks or her family. It was interesting to learn about what happened to Henrietta's family because of the cells, and sad to know that they never benefited from the millions of dollars that the cells have been sold for over the years.
Rating: 5/5
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