11AP
All entering grade 11 AP students will read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, a book of your choice from the 11/12th grade lists, and participate in the New York Times Summer Reading Contest.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacksby Rebecca Skloot
"In The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, journalist Rebecca Skloot unearths the story of a woman who is indirectly responsible for some of modern medicine's most stunning achievements. Henrietta Lacks was an impoverished tobacco farmer who died in the mid-20th century, but her cells, which were harvested without her knowledge or consent, became an integral part of many 20th century medical breakthroughs. Henrietta's cells were reproduced thousands and thousands of times and used in medical research. Although her cells helped find cures for diseases and generated fortunes, Henrietta's own family never profited from her contribution. This volume explores Henrietta's contributions to medical science and the tragic price she and her family have had to pay."
Subjects: Medicine, Ethics, African Americans, Bioethics Cancer research, Cell culture, HeLa cells, Human experimentation in medicine, Medical ethics, Medical research, People with cancer, Scientific discoveries
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