enzyme reviewed The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor …
Review of 'The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A challenging but thorough dive into issues of tissue rights, the intersection of race and gender of Henrietta and her family, and conflicted interest between human rights, health research, and "research" leading to corporate ownership of valuable biologicals originating from patients. This deserves more eyes from patients as this is still tricky legal territory, and laws have yet to be written covering many issues now arising in court.