100 Keşif Ciltsiz (Kapak Değişebilir) PDF'de kitap

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This is a really interesting read. Henrietta Lacks was a young black women who died from cervical cancer in the 1950's. Her cancerous cells were harvested by Johns Hopkins Medical Center after what served as informed consent at the time. They became the basis for most of the cell research done for the next 50 years. Her poor motherless children and husband lived for many years without any knowledge of the contribution that their mother/spouse made to medical research and of course, with no compensation. The book was researched by a medical journalist and she develops a very close but intimidating relationship with the family who are struggling with poverty, addiction, lack of medical coverage and mental illness. She does a very good job of giving us an insight into the family history and current surviving members. She also covers the science of the HeLa Cells in a very fascinating way. I found this book both moving and thought provoking. A great book for book club discussion.

2022-10-26 03:21