«The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, summary» in Spanish with a Parallel Translation
Original title:
La vida inmortal de Henrietta Lack
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Language:
Spanish
Difficulty:
A2
Year:
2010
Number of pages:
31
“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot is a nonfiction book about a Black woman whose cells, taken without her consent in 1951, became the first immortal human cell line — known as HeLa. These cells played a crucial role in numerous medical breakthroughs, such as the development of the polio vaccine, cancer treatments, and genetic research. The book explores the scientific importance of HeLa, the story of the Lacks family, and the ethical, racial, and legal issues surrounding the use of her cells.
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