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Rebecca Skloot, "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"
13 Apr 2011
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Skloot's stunning narrative about the use and misuse of medical authority delves into the life of a poor Southern tobacco farmer named Henrietta Lacks, whose cells-taken without her knowledge-became one of the most important tools in medicine.
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