Biology Book Report
Tyler Huynh Mrs.Segovia Biology
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Skloot provides us with a narrative/historical story on the study and life of the
HeLa cells used in numerous laboratories today. She into great lengths and details to uncover the true story of Henrietta Lacks because without her, the “medical revolution” during the 20th century would ceased to exist. Her povertyaffected children and grandchildren never knew about her cells until twenty years after her death.
Rebecca Skloot specializes in narrative science writing and her book became the
Number One New York Times Bestseller. Her book took more than a decade to write and research, but in the end, it was worth it. She was featured in numerous television shows and also became the founding president of the Henrietta Lacks Foundation. The book is translated to more than 25 languages and being made into a movie. Now, she currently is giving talks on subjects on the ethics in biology and other book proposals worldwide. Skloot splits this book in three sections: scientific portion in regards to HeLa cells and its uses, narrative portion of herself talking to the Lacks family, and the biography portion of family members mainly Henrietta and her daughter. She clearly creates a cohesive, chronological piece.
Skloot starts off the book with the title of “Life” representing Henrietta Lacks's whole life. She had a rough life as a Southern farmer, but when she was treated for cervical cancer at John Hopkins, they used her cancer cells for studies without permission of the patient. These cells later turned out to be the first “immortal” line and was used is like a medium to test vaccines. One important vaccine that was created was the polio cure which affects all our lives today thus going into the second section
which was “Death” representing how her death affected her family. Skloot goes into detail how the cells were used and the responsibilities
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Skloot provides us with a narrative/historical story on the study and life of the
HeLa cells used in numerous laboratories today. She into great lengths and details to uncover the true story of Henrietta Lacks because without her, the “medical revolution” during the 20th century would ceased to exist. Her povertyaffected children and grandchildren never knew about her cells until twenty years after her death.
Rebecca Skloot specializes in narrative science writing and her book became the
Number One New York Times Bestseller. Her book took more than a decade to write and research, but in the end, it was worth it. She was featured in numerous television shows and also became the founding president of the Henrietta Lacks Foundation. The book is translated to more than 25 languages and being made into a movie. Now, she currently is giving talks on subjects on the ethics in biology and other book proposals worldwide. Skloot splits this book in three sections: scientific portion in regards to HeLa cells and its uses, narrative portion of herself talking to the Lacks family, and the biography portion of family members mainly Henrietta and her daughter. She clearly creates a cohesive, chronological piece.
Skloot starts off the book with the title of “Life” representing Henrietta Lacks's whole life. She had a rough life as a Southern farmer, but when she was treated for cervical cancer at John Hopkins, they used her cancer cells for studies without permission of the patient. These cells later turned out to be the first “immortal” line and was used is like a medium to test vaccines. One important vaccine that was created was the polio cure which affects all our lives today thus going into the second section
which was “Death” representing how her death affected her family. Skloot goes into detail how the cells were used and the responsibilities