Book Discussion: "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot.

Date and Time
October 15, 2012

Location

Yorkville Library
Event Details

The Yorkville Book Discussion Group will meet to discuss 

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.

  

Baker & Taylor
Documents the story of how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been kept alive indefinitely, enabling discoveries in such areas as cancer research, in vitro fertilization and gene mapping.