The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
(Large Print)
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Marshall-Lyon County Library - Large Print | 616 SKL | On Shelf | |
Redwood Falls Public Library - Large Print Non-Fiction | 362.196 SKL | On Shelf | |
Tracy Public Library - Large Print | 616 SKLOOT | PBK | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American women -- History.
African American women -- Virginia -- Biography.
Cancer -- Patients -- Virginia -- Biography.
Cancer -- Research.
Cell culture.
HeLa cells.
Human experimentation in medicine -- United States -- History.
Lacks, Henrietta, -- 1920-1951 -- Health.
Large print books.
Medical ethics.
African American women -- Virginia -- Biography.
Cancer -- Patients -- Virginia -- Biography.
Cancer -- Research.
Cell culture.
HeLa cells.
Human experimentation in medicine -- United States -- History.
Lacks, Henrietta, -- 1920-1951 -- Health.
Large print books.
Medical ethics.
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Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
618 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8, 18 Points
Level 8, 18 Points
Lexile measure
1140
Notes
Description
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.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Skloot, R. (2011). The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks (Large print ed.). Large Print Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-. 2011. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Large Print Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Large Print Press, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Skloot, Rebecca. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Large print ed., Large Print Press, 2011.
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