Good reading for High Schoolers: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

讲述Henrietta Lacks的细胞被无偿采集并广泛用于科学研究,却未告知家人。揭示了科学背后的伦理问题。高中精读书。重点推荐给准备学医的学生。

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2010) is a non-fiction book by American author Rebecca Skloot. It was the 2011 winner of the National Academies Communication Award for best creative work that helps the public understanding of topics in science, engineering or medicine.

The book is about Henrietta Lacks and the immortal cell line, known as HeLa, that came from Lacks’s cervical cancer cells in 1951. Skloot became interested in Lacks after a biology teacher referenced her but knew little about her. Skloot began conducting extensive research on her and worked with Lacks’ family to create the book. The book is notable for its science writing and dealing with ethical issues of race and class in medical research. Skloot said that some of the information was taken from the journal of Deborah Lacks, Henrietta Lacks’s daughter, as well as from “archival photos and documents, scientific and historical research.” It is Skloot’s first book. (From The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Wikipedia)

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