The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

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Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-

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Campbell, Cassandra. Narrator
Turpin, Bahni.
Turpin, Bahninarrator. Narrator

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9781400052189
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Grouping Language	English (eng)
Last Grouping Update	2020-09-22 11:02:39AM
Last Indexed	2020-09-22 11:04:22AM
Novelist Primary ISBN	9781400052172

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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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African American women -- Biography -- Virginia -- African American women -- Biography
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The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / Rebecca Skloot
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks [electronic resource] / Rebecca Skloot
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks [sound recording] / Rebecca Skloot

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The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

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