Returning the Blessing of an Immortal Life
February 4, 2011: the New York Times talks to Rebecca Skloot about creating the Henrietta Lacks Foundation , and her hopes for the Foundation’s future. Since the book’s debut a year ago, it has earned...
View ArticleThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Takes Home Second Place Honors at B&N...
March 2, 2011: Barnes & Noble selects The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks as the second place winner in the 2010 Discover Awards. NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Barnes & Noble Inc., the world’s...
View ArticleGeneral readers! Has Henrietta Lacks’s story captivated you? Have you...
If you have read The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks, we want to hear from you! Since the book was published, readers of all kinds — scientists, teachers, nurses, librarians, members of book groups,...
View ArticleOne Book, One Town Community Read: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by...
Trumbull, CT will be holding a fantastic community read centered around The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks from March 9 to April 16, 2011. Please read on for full details from Sue Horton of the...
View ArticleUK Publisher of The Immortal Life Shares Story of UK Cover Design
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is being translated into more than twenty-five languages. Each international edition has its own unique cover, and we’ve gathered many of them on the new Translated...
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TV Quiz Show Jeopardy! Features Question about The Immortal Life
On July 29, 2011, The Immortal Life was a “double jeopardy” question on the TV Quiz Show Jeopardy!. Rebecca Skloot was flooded with emails, tweets, and phone calls from people who saw it and shouted...
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The Atlantic Selects The Immortal Life for 1book140 Book Club
“We’re very excited to be reading a book that’s been tearing up the bestseller lists for the past two years, Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” writes Jeff Howe, facilitator of The...
View ArticleNIH and Lacks Family Reach Deal Over Use of HeLa Genome – The Sequel to The...
On March 23, 2013, Rebecca Skloot wrote an OpEd for The New York Times titled, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: The Sequel.” It begins like this: LAST week, scientists sequenced the genome of...
View ArticleControversial New Regulations Proposed to Require Consent for All Tissue...
Your cells and genetic information can be used in research without your knowledge — this happens all the time. It leads to important medical advances we all want to benefit from, but should scientists...
View ArticleHBO releases the official movie tie in website for The Immortal Life of...
Click here for a behind the scenes look from The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks airing Saturday, April 22nd at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT on HBO.
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