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Monday, April 26 2010

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

By Diane Leach

Racism and science collide in this devastating true story of a young woman, the tissue sample from her body that spawned a million-dollar industry, and the impact on her family.


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