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Rebecca Skloot: The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover, 2009, Crown Publishers) 3 stars

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor …

Review of 'The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

very, very well written. the transition between science and personal life of not only henrietta but her family members as well was very smooth. the only thing was i kinda got whiplash from the afterword because it went straight into super technical stuff. i guess it is only an afterword though. very good book, and i recommend it to everybody, but especially people who are involved in molecular biology.