HeLa Cells of Henrietta Lacks by Nishi Singh (English) Paperback Book

Description: HeLa Cells of Henrietta Lacks by Nishi Singh Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Rebecca Skloot and her best-seller, The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks has created a lot of interest in the immortal HeLa cells that were taken from a 31 year old black woman called Henrietta Lacks without her familys consent at the Johns Hopkins Hospital at Baltimore in 1951. She describes the story of how Henrietta Lacks died and how her cells were sent around the world for medical research. She goes through the life stories of Henrietta and the Lacks family and the pain they endured when they found out about Henriettas cells. Skloots narration of the entire account is powerful, emotional, painful and even heart breaking. Her book has become a notable science reading for high school children and science undergraduates in the United States. And rightly so, Henriettas story is a case of medical racism, violation of ethical obligation, segregation, ignorance, poverty and painful American history. Today, HeLa cells are the most widely used cell line in the world and has been instrumental in many of the worlds medical discoveries. It was the first cells to be sent to space, has helped eradicate polio and has been used in 70,000 medical studies including the development of drugs for herpes, Parkinsons disease, leukaemia and influenza. The title The immortal life of Henriette Lacks actually refers to the immortalization of cancer cells and we look at how HeLa cells are cultured and are able to divide indefinitely. This book looks at the life of Henrietta Lacks and describes HeLa cells in more detail. Topics covered in this book: Table of contents What are HeLa cells? Where did HeLa cells come from? Who was Henrietta Lacks? Epithelial adenocarcinoma and HeLaLife of HenriettaThe family of Henrietta LacksDr. George Otto Gey - The man behind HeLa cellsHow are HeLa cells grown in culture? Why are HeLa cells immortal? HeLa cell controversyHeLa genome data use agreementDiscoveries made from HeLa cellsEthical issues behind the use of HeLa cellsAbout the book "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" Review of "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca SklootSummary and characteristics of the HeLa cell lineTimeline in the life of the HeLa cellReferences and further reading Details ISBN 1502839571 ISBN-13 9781502839572 Title HeLa Cells of Henrietta Lacks Author Nishi Singh Format Paperback Year 2014 Pages 58 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GE_Item_ID:93343745; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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