La vita immortale di Henrietta Lacks
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788845926143 (8845926141)
Publish date: September 7th 2011
Publisher: Adelphi
Pages no: 504
Edition language: Italian
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
History,
Book Club,
Science,
Adult,
Health,
Medical,
Biography Memoir,
Medicine
Title: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Author: Rebecca Skloot Publish Date: February 2, 2010 Publisher: Broadway Books Format: Paperback Page Count: 382 pages Source: Library Date Read: March 15-19, 2020 Review The medical and scientific parts of this book was fascinating and informative. The...
"She's the most important person in the world and her family living in poverty. If our mother is so important to science, why can't we get health insurance?"Both fascinating and enraging.
I've got a little review for you today, though the review is small, I have a large love of this book! There are just some books where I can't exactly put my thoughts properly on paper. ... I am forever changed from reading this book. It is beyond a doubt one of the most fascinating book I have e...
Henrietta Lacks was an amazing woman who was unknown. Because of her, life saving changes happened. And, yes, lots of money was made too. This highlighted issues with medical ethics and consent. I'm so glad this book exists. It tells an important story. I liked how it was laid out. Not dry, boring l...
I starting reading this without knowing what it was about, and it's a real doozy. It's about a woman who's cells are responsible for much of our medicines and medical knowledge of today. I guess the topic is bioethics. Her background and the life of her family after her death are given. There's ...
8 years ago
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