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A Wonderful Book Was Written: Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
January 25, 2010 · 4 Comments
Henrietta Lacks, a poor African American tobacco farmer from Virginia, was just 30 years old when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. The cancer turned out to be extremely aggressive and 8 months later, at only 31, Henrietta Lacks died on 4 October 1951.
Scientists had been trying to keep cancer cells alive outside the body, but this proved very difficult and most cultures didn’t last longer than a few weeks. But the cancer cells of Henrietta Lacks were so strong that they were virtually immortal and it was possible to grow them for long periods.
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more:
http://anaximperator.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks/#more-3951
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