Henrietta Lacks’ “immortal” cancer cells led to the creation of life-saving drugs. Yet, controversy surrounds the cells because Lacks never knew about their removal and use. Rebecca Skloot’s award-winning book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks tells Lacks’ story and examines the important issues it raised about ethics, race, and class.
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Etheredge, L. (2019, September 30). Henrietta Lacks. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henrietta-Lacks
Henrietta Lacks. (2019, July 26). Retrieved from https://www.biography.com/scientist/henrietta-lacks