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Skloot Rebecca

How Her Cells Changed Medicine and Impacted Ethics.

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Author: Skloot Rebecca

Narrator: Brian

Format: MP3

ISBN: -

Language: English

Publish Date: 02/02/2010

Audiobook length: 31min

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Chapter 1: PROLOGUEThe Woman in the Photograph

00:00585:17

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Chapter 2: PART ONE: LIFE

00:0012:05

Chapter 3: PART TWO: DEATH

00:0019:20

Chapter 4: PART THREE: IMMORTALITY

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Chapter 5: The Exam … 1951

00:0008:09

Chapter 6: Clover … 1920–1942

00:0017:30

Chapter 7: Diagnosis and Treatment … 1951

00:0013:09

Chapter 8: The Birth of HeLa … 1951

00:0013:53

Chapter 9: “Blackness Be Spreadin All Inside” … 1951

00:0012:09

Chapter 10: “Lady’s on the Phone” … 1999

00:0010:48

Chapter 11: The Death and Life of Cell Culture … 1951

00:0012:00

Chapter 12: “A Miserable Specimen” … 1951

00:0006:51

Chapter 13: Turner Station … 1999

00:0016:46

Chapter 14: The Other Side of the Tracks … 1999

00:0010:47

Chapter 15: “The Devil of Pain Itself” … 1951

00:0005:37

Chapter 16: The Storm … 1951

00:0007:04

Chapter 17: The HeLa Factory … 1951–1953

00:0023:49

Chapter 18: Helen Lane … 1953–1954

00:0007:27

Chapter 19: “Too Young to Remember” … 1951–1965

00:0013:40

Chapter 20: “Spending Eternity in the Same Place” … 1999

00:0015:44

Chapter 21: Illegal, Immoral, and Deplorable … 1954–1966

00:0018:38

Chapter 22: “Strangest Hybrid” … 1960–1966

00:0012:42

Chapter 23: “The Most Critical Time on This Earth Is Now” … 1966–1973

00:0012:39

Chapter 24: The HeLa Bomb … 1966

00:0009:33

Chapter 25: Night Doctors … 2000

00:0021:07

Chapter 26: “The Fame She So Richly Deserves” … 1970–1973

00:0012:46

Chapter 27: “It’s Alive” … 1973–1974

00:0020:58

Chapter 28: “Least They Can Do” … 1975

00:0014:00

Chapter 29: “Who Told You You Could Sell My Spleen?” … 1976–1988

00:0014:30

Chapter 30: Breach of Privacy … 1980–1985

00:0007:23

Chapter 31: The Secret of Immortality … 1984–1995

00:0011:34

Chapter 32: After London … 1996–1999

00:0026:14

Chapter 33: A Village of Henriettas … 2000

00:0014:23

Chapter 34: Zakariyya … 2000

00:0015:08

Chapter 35: Hela, Goddess of Death … 2000–2001

00:0015:56

Chapter 36: “All That’s My Mother” … 2001

00:0015:26

Chapter 37: The Hospital for the Negro Insane … 2001

00:0020:15

Chapter 38: The Medical Records … 2001

00:0010:22

Chapter 39: Soul Cleansing … 2001

00:0013:33

Chapter 40: Heavenly Bodies … 2001

00:0004:25

Chapter 41: “Nothing to Be Scared About” … 2001

00:0013:07

Chapter 42: The Long Road to Clover … 2009

00:0009:37

Chapter 43: Where They Are Now

00:0004:10

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Author : Skloot Rebecca

Rebecca Skloot is an acclaimed author and freelance science writer best known for her work on the intersection of science, ethics, and the human experience. Her groundbreaking book, "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," delves into the life of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were taken without her knowledge and became one of the most important tools in medicine. Skloot's meticulous research and compassionate storytelling not only highlight the scientific significance of HeLa cells but also address complex issues of racial inequality and medical ethics. Through her writing, Skloot has brought to light the often-overlooked narratives of marginalized individuals, making significant contributions to both literature and public discourse on the ethics of scientific research.