Rebecca Skloot
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Editorial Crítica
Pub. Date
2024
Language
Español
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Esta es la apasionante historia de una mujer cuyos tejidos han salvado la vida a millones de personas en todo el mundo
Se llamaba Henrietta Lacks. Era una campesina cuyas células, que fueron tomadas sin su conocimiento, siguen vivas a pesar de que ella lleva muerta más de setenta años y se han convertido en una de las herramientas más importantes de la medicina: fueron vitales para el desarrollo de la vacuna contra la polio, desvelaron secretos...
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"Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer and viruses; helped lead to in vitro...
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Gu shi guan volume 913
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Yuan liu chu ban shi ye gu fen you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2011
Language
中文
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Publisher
SparkNotes
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks features explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols including: humanity; immortality and legacy; scientific racism; racialized poverty; hela cells; red nail polish. It also includes detailed analysis of these important characters: Deborah Lacks; Henrietta Lacks; Rebecca Skloot; George Gey. --
