Summary of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: by Rebecca Skloot Includes Analysis

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Rebecca Skloot’s book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, chronicles the life, death, and

immortality of Henrietta Lacks, a young black woman whose cervical cancer cells became one of

the most important factors in bringing about important scientific and medical advancements in

the twentieth century. Her family, however, did not know until much later that researchers were

using Henrietta’s ce...