The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
When Henrietta Lacks, a poor African American, died from an aggressive form of cancer at the age of 30 in 1951, a sample of her cancerous tissue was taken without her knowledge or consent. This tissue was used to create a human cell line that has been kept alive and has enabled discoveries in research of cancer, in vitro fertilization, and gene mapping.
Copies of the book will be available at the self-service holds shelf a month before the discussion.
