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Subject Guides. Longview - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Common Reading Project. Lesson Plans/Study Guides.

Subject Guides. Longview - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Common Reading Project. Lesson Plans/Study Guides.

Imagine something small enough to float on a particle of dust that holds the keys to understanding cancer, virology, and genetics. Luckily for us, such a thing exists in the form of trillions upon trillions of human, lab-grown cells called HeLa. But where did we get these cells? Robin Bulleri tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose DNA led to countless cures, patents, and discoveries.

Lib Guide for Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Comprehensive discussion question list

For about six years, I have been teaching some lessons about cancer that are culminating lessons for a unit of study on genetics.

Writing in science connection project.

More than 60 years ago, Johns Hopkins researchers took cells from a cancer patient - cells that fueled medical breakthroughs, but were used without her consent. Now, her family has reached an agreement with the National Institutes of Health. Terrell Brown reports.

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