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Henrietta Lacks : the untold story by Ron Lacks is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Henrietta Lacks : the untold story about?
Henrietta Lacks The Untold Story I really need people to understand the reason behind me writing this book about my grandmother "Henrietta Lacks". For those that have never heard of her, she is the first human whose cell line was able to grow in culture, her cells were unlike any other cells, while others cells would die, Henrietta Lacks cells doubled every 20 to 24 hours. She has contributed to the medical field in ways that no other cell line has done. HeLa cells has helped with the polio vaccine, gene mapping, in vitro fertilization, sensitivity to tape, dental and even used in the cosmetic field. To hear and read constantly that Henrietta Lacks was a poor black farmer is hard to accept. Anyone that looks at her picture can tell that Henrietta and her husband David Lacks weren't poor black farmers - they enjoyed the finer things in life. They moved from Clover to Baltimore, not out of poverty but, because they felt their children would get a better education here. I decided it was time to let people have an inside look from the side of the family that people don't hear about much and that's Lawrence Lacks family - Henrietta Lacks' oldest son. He's the only one who's still alive
Who reads Henrietta Lacks : the untold story?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Ron Lacks
- Publisher
- BookBaby
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781659638172
- Category
- nonfiction
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (291 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14