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This book gets top marks for being engaging, carefully researched and presenting complex science in easy to understand language. The people of the story are described with compassion. It is a fascinating history lesson that has touched most peoples lives since the HeLa cells were used for research in development of many diverse new therapies. It also describes the inequality in medical treatment for Black Americans before 1960.
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sandman, January 23, 2012
This book gets top marks for being engaging, carefully researched and presenting complex science in easy to understand language. The people of the story are described with compassion. It is a fascinating history lesson that has touched most peoples lives since the HeLa cells were used for research in development of many diverse new therapies. It also describes the inequality in medical treatment for Black Americans before 1960.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)