Rebecca Skloot Journalist, Teacher, Author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
#1 New York Times Bestseller The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Doctors took her cells without asking. Those cells never died. They launched a medical revolution and a multimillion-dollar industry. More than twenty years later, her children found out. Their lives would never be the same. Learn More →
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December 31, 2015
Controversial New Regulations Proposed to Require Consent for All Tissue Research. Rebecca Skloot’s new OpEd Urges ActionWatch the Book Trailer:
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