The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Name: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Author: Rebecca Skloot

By Rebecca Skloot

"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" is the story of a black woman whose cancer cells, taken without her knowledge in the 1950s, became one of the most important tools in modern medicine, leading to groundbreaking scientific discoveries while raising complex ethical questions about cell ownership and consent.