The immortal life of henrietta lacks free download

Reviewed in the United States on December 20, Reviewed in the United States on January 16, Thursday, December 16, All Things Medicine. Free Medical Books. Share on Facebook. Author: Rebecca Skloot.

Number of pages: Size: 60mb. Top reviews from the United States. Verified Purchase. It is a good read, but make no mistake about this: It is a story of a black family told from the point of view of a white woman author. I was mesmerized by this book. Fans of nonfiction and medical science histories will love this book. I certainly did. Even before killing Lacks herself in , they took on a life of their own. Removed during a biopsy and cultured without her permission, the HeLa cells named from the first two letters of her first and last names reproduced boisterously in a lab at Johns Hopkins — the first human cells ever to do so.

HeLa became an instant biological celebrity, traveling to research labs all over the world. This work has the most human of stories at its core, and never deviates from that important, and often heartbreaking, humanity.

I put the book down with a heavy sigh after reading about the experiments that black Americans have been unwittingly subjected to over the years. All of this is to be expected of a book that refuses to shy away from tackling important themes — the interplay between science and ethics, the question of who owns our bodies, and the history of racism in the US.

They have achieved immortality, used by scientists throughout the world. Similarly, her entire life has been condensed into a moving tale and an exceptional book that you could read in a comfortable day.

By right, it will achieve the same immortal status. What a great book. Outstanding 5. This book is excellent,we were forced to read it for our 10th grade book but once I began reading just the introduction,I rushed through all of the chapters in three nights!!?!

I read it twice. Both times I found it equally as interesting. Its about the actual person behind the science. Rebecca Skloot hooks you with an introduction to Henrietta, her family and an intense lesson in biology.

In addition, I learned an awful lot about tissue, cell lines and the blurred lines between rights to our body and the enormous benefits of scientific research.

Well done to Rebecca for telling a story that desperately needed telling. Henrietta contributed so much to science with her cancerous cells! I wish she knew how much she helped medical science so much! Very great book! I became aware of this book when Oprah appeared on "The Talk" 2 days ago. I downloaded it yesterday and read it beginning to end in barely 24 hours!