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ISBN: 9780307589385 , 9780307589385

Inhalt: " Now an HBO®,Film starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells—,aken without her knowledge in 1951—,ecame one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, and more. Henrietta's cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains virtually unknown, and her family can't afford health insurance. This phenomenal New York Times bestseller tells a riveting story of the collision between ethics, race, and medicine,of scientific discovery and faith healing,and of a daughter consumed with questions about the mother she never knew."

Inhalt: Rezension(1): " REBECCA SKLOOT is an award-winning science writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine,O, The Oprah Magazine,Discover,/i〉 and many others. She is coeditor of The Best American Science Writing 2011 and has worked as a correspondent for NPR's Radiolab and PBS's Nova ScienceNOW . She was named one of five surprising leaders of 2010 by the Washington Post . Skloot's debut book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, took more than a decade to research and write, and instantly became a New York Times bestseller. It was chosen as a best book of 2010 by more than sixty media outlets, including Entertainment Weekly , People , and the New York Times . It is being translated into more than twenty-five languages, adapted into a young reader edition, and being made into an HBO film produced by Oprah Winfrey and Alan Ball. Skloot is the founder and president of The Henrietta Lacks Foundation. She has a B.S. in biological sciences and an MFA in creative nonfiction. She has taught creative writing and science journalism at the University of Memphis, the University of Pittsburgh, and New York University. She lives in Chicago. For more information, visit her website at RebeccaSkloot.com, where you'll find links to follow her on Twitter and Facebook. " Rezension(2): " Entertainment Weekly :I could not put the book down . The story of modern medicine and bioethics--and, indeed, race relations--is refracted beautifully, and movingly." Rezension(3): "New York Times Book Review :Science writing is often just about 'the facts.' Skloot's book, her first, is far deeper, braver, and more wonderful." Rezension(4): "Wired.com : The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a triumph of science writing...one of the best nonfiction books I have ever read." Rezension(5): "Chicago Sun-Times : A deftly crafted investigation of a social wrong committed by the medical establishment, as well as the scientific and medical miracles to which it led. --Washington PostRiveting...a tour-de-force debut." Rezension(6): " Nature :A real-life detective story, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks probes deeply into racial and ethical issues in medicine . The emotional impact of Skloot's tale is intensified by its skillfully orchestrated counterpoint between two worlds." Rezension(7): " Essence :A jaw-dropping true story . raises urgent questions about race and research for 'progress' . an inspiring tale for all ages." Rezension(8): " The New Yorker :This extraordinary account shows us that miracle workers, believers, and con artists populate hospitals as well as churches, and that even a science writer may find herself playing a central role in someone else's mythology." Rezension(9): " SF Weekly :Has the epic scope of Greek drama, and a corresponding inability to be easilyexplained away." Rezension(10): " The Financial Times :One of the great medical biographies of our time." Rezension(11): " Science :Like any good scientific research, this beautifully crafted and painstakingly researched book raises nearly as many questions as it answers . In a time when it's fashionable to demonize scientists, Skloot generously does not pin any sins to the lapels of the researchers. She just lets them be human . [and] challenges much of what we believe of ethics, tissue ownership, and humanity." Rezension(12): "Laura Miller, Salon.com :Indelible . The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a heroic work of cultural and medical journalism." Rezension(13): "Hilary Mantel, The Guardian (U.K.) :No dead woman has done more for the living . a fascinating, harrowing, necessary book." Rezension(14): " Dallas Morning News : The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks does more than one book ought to be able to do." Rezension(15): "Paula J. Giddings, author of Ida, A Sword Among Lions ,Elizabeth A. Woodson 1922 Professor, Afro-American Studies, Smith College :Above all it is a human story of redemption for a family, torn by loss, and for a writer with a vision that would not let go. -- Boston Globe This remarkable story of how the cervical cells of the late Henrietta Lacks, a poor black woman, enabled subsequent discoveries from the polio vaccine to in vitro fertilization is extraordinary in itself,the added portrayal of Lacks's full life makes the story come alive with her humanity and the palpable relationship between race, science, and exploitation." Rezension(16): " Publisher's Weekly : Starred review from October 5, 2009 Science journalist Skloot makes a remarkable debut with this multilayered story about “,aith, science, journalism, and grace.”,It is also a tale of medical wonders and medical arrogance, racism, poverty and the bond that grows, sometimes painfully, between two very different women—,kloot and Deborah Lacks—,haring an obsession to learn about Deborah’, mother, Henrietta, and her magical, immortal cells. Henrietta Lacks was a 31-year-old black mother of five in Baltimore when she died of cervical cancer in 1951. Without her knowledge, doctors treating her at Johns Hopkins took tissue samples from her cervix for research. They spawned the first viable, indeed miraculously productive, cell line—,nown as HeLa. These cells have aided in medical discoveries from the polio vaccine to AIDS treatments. What Skloot so poignantly portrays is the devastating impact Henrietta’, death and the eventual importance of her cells had on her husband and children. Skloot’, portraits of Deborah, her father and brothers are so vibrant and immediate they recall Adrian Nicole LeBlanc’, Random Family. Writing in plain, clear prose, Skloot avoids melodrama and makes no judgments. Letting people and events speak for themselves, Skloot tells a rich, resonant tale of modern science, the wonders it can perform and how easily it can exploit society’, most vulnerable people."

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