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She talks a lot about the science that went on with the HeLa cells and other stories, yet she tells it in a way that someone with no science or medical background (like myself) can understand. My first time reading this book, I was instantly captivated by the story. As well as learning about the impact that her death and her cells had on her family as well as a the world. This book tells the story of Henrietta, seeing her as the human being she was. Her family was not told they took her cells, and they had no idea her cells were alive and being sold around the world. They were the first cells to continue living and growing and have impacting the science in medical world in ways we have all benefited from. When she was alive, as well as after death, her cancer cells were taken and biologist George Gey was able to grow them. Henrietta Lacks is a black woman in the early 50’s who has cervical cancer. The Immortal Life of Henrietta directed by George C. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (2010)

You can read the blog, or you can click on one of the icons below to listen to the podcast version! This podcast has a guest, so the blog version and the podcast version are very different! The post below is what I used as notes when talking to my guest on the show.

The immortal life of henrietta lacks movie