The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
(Book CD)

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Author
Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-
Contributors
Campbell, Cassandra Narrator
Turpin, Bahni. Narrator
Random House Audio Publishing.
Published
New York : Random House Audio, p2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 18
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LC Subjects
African American women -- History.
Audiobooks.
Cancer -- Patients -- Virginia -- Biography.
Cancer -- Research.
Cell culture.
Compact discs.
HeLa cells.
Human experimentation in medicine -- United States -- History.
Lacks, Henrietta, -- 1920-1951 -- Health.
Medical ethics.

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Published
New York : Random House Audio, p2010.
Format
Book CD
Physical Desc
10 sound discs (12 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8, 18 Points

Notes

General Note
Compact discs.
Participants/Performers
Reading by Cassandra Campbell with Bahni Turpin of the 2009 book.
Description
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.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Skloot, R., Campbell, C., & Turpin, B. (2010). The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks (Unabridged.). Random House Audio.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-, Cassandra Campbell and Bahni. Turpin. 2010. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Random House Audio.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-, Cassandra Campbell and Bahni. Turpin. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Random House Audio, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Skloot, Rebecca, Cassandra Campbell, and Bahni Turpin. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Unabridged., Random House Audio, 2010.

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