Friday, October 15, 2010

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot is a recent work of non-fiction about a family's discovery that the mother's tissue was used without her knowledge to help save lives. Meanwhile, the family was living in poverty.

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Please post a comment about the book and if it would be suitable for the SJSU Campus Reading Program. Thanks.