![]() She tells her doctors that she thinks that her cancer is spreading, but they tell her she’s fine. In Chapter 8, Henrietta faces something that I think most cancer patients are afraid of. The personalities behind those discoveries seem to hold great power over public opinion of the science itself. Of great note, we learn about the birth of cell culture and the dark character who helped lead cell culture into the land of “racism, creepy science fiction, Nazis, and snake oil.” I think many of us can see parallels between cell culture’s publicity issues and those of more current medical and scientific discoveries. We are given mental images of test tubes in the breast pockets of pilots as they travel great distances. We see Gey sending Henrietta’s cells around the country and around the world to scientists, researchers, and physicians. ![]() The gravity of this book, published in 2010, being one of the first complete pieces of information out there about Henrietta is astounding to me!Ĭhapter 7 takes us into the nitty gritty of cell culture. He said that it did but that he couldn’t place the name. I asked him if the name, Henrietta Lacks, rang any bells. ![]() This chapter was FASCINATING to me! A few days ago, I called up my dad, a PhD in microbiology, and told him I was reading this book. I grew up in a family of healthcare professionals and scientists. Welcome to the comments and discussion of the Young Adult Cancer Book Club! We are reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot! Catch up on Chapters 1-3 and Chapters 4-6.Ĭhapter 7.
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