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Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The [Grade 10 Module 3]
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Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The [Grade 10 Module 3]
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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.
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Title
Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The [Grade 10 Module 3]
Call No
NG00117
Edition
1st pbk. ed.
Authors
Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-
Subjects
Lacks, Henrietta, 1920-1951--Health.
Cancer--Virginia--Patients--Biography.
African American women--History.
Human experimentation in medicine--United States--History.
HeLa cells.
Cancer--Research.
Cell culture.
Medical ethics.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader®
Quiz Number: 151442
Interest Level: UG
Reading Level: 8.0
Points: 18.0
Reading Counts!®
Quiz Number: Q54826
Points: 22.0
Interest Level: 9 – 12
Reading Level: 11.4
Lexile
Codes: 1140L
Published
New York : Broadway Paperbacks, c2011.
Publication Desc
xiv, 381 p. : ill. (some col.) ;
ISBN
9781400052189
LCCN
2011288016
Target Audience
Grades 9 - 12
Dimensions
25 cm.