Rebecca Skloot

Rebecca L. Skloot is an American science writer who specializes in science and medicine. Her first book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, was one of the best-selling new books of 2010, staying on The New York Times Bestseller list for over 6 years and eventually reaching #1

THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS

Rebecca Skloot

In 1951, a poor black southern American woman (mother of 5 children) Henrietta Lacks went to the gynecological clinic because of a painful lump. She did not know at that time that she would die a few months later because of a highly malignant form of...