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Grade-specific · Free registration · Save Time · Trusted By MillionsTypes: Units, Activities, Worksheets, Printables, Video, Curriculums. Everyday Life “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks takes the reader on a remarkable journey—compassionate, troubling, funny, smart, and ir-resistible. Along the way, Rebecca . Download the PDF of the book by Rebecca Skloot, a work of nonfiction about the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells became the first immortal human cells in culture. Learn about . Jan 12, · Download or stream the large print book by Rebecca Skloot about the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were used for medical research. The book covers topics such as cancer, human experimentation, and medical ethics. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is her first book. It is being translated into more than twenty languages and adapted into an HBO film produced by Oprah Winfrey and Alan Ball. She is the Founder and President of the Henrietta Lacks Foundation. For more information, visit her site at , where you’ll find links to follow. Mar 19, · Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine: The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, which are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years.