FAWCO: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - interactive Virtual Book Discussion!

FAWCO sponsored - free event - the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot - an interactive Virtual Book Discussion. 

Henrietta Lacks's cells are the foundation of much today's scientific research on cancer and other diseases (Polio, HPV, TB, Salmonella to name a few)  this research was done without her knowledge or consent, as was the practice at the time...

Unlike all the other cells tested before, which died after a few hours, Henrietta’s cells doubled every day, indefinitely. This extraordinary development allowed huge magnitudes of research to be undertaken. Henrietta’s cells are known today as the HeLa cell line and have since been joined by other immortal cell lines. 

We have also linked below, an article written about the this fascinating story and book, have a read.  t.ly/d73z