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Commack Public Library: Contemporary Book Discussion Group

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.

This true account 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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