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Detailed Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks FAQ Page Now Online
Posted by Rebecca Skloot on July 2, 2010 I’ve been working for a while to develop a Frequently Asked Questions page to answers the most common reader questions about The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Well, it’s now online, and it addresses questions ranging from why HeLa cells are immortal to how the Lacks family is benefiting from the book. It also includes…
Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks FAQ #2: Did Skloot really flunk high school?
Posted by Rebecca Skloot on April 6, 2010 I’m posting answers to FAQs about my book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, as an ongoing series on this blog. In my last FAQ post, I told the story of how I first learned about HeLa cells at sixteen. A related question I often get has to do with this one sentence in the…
Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks FAQ#1: How did Skloot learn about HeLa cells?
Posted by Rebecca Skloot on April 5, 2010 I mentioned a while ago that I’ll be posting answers to FAQs about my book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, as an ongoing series on this blog. I thought I’d start the FAQs with one of the most commonly asked questions: How did you learn about Henrietta and the HeLa cells, and why did…
Skloot Launches FAQ Blog Series Answering Reader Questions About The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Posted by Rebecca Skloot on March 21, 2010 As some of you may have noticed, things have been a weeeeeeee bit quiet here at Culture Dish. This is what happens when a person embarks on a totally insane book tour. I’ve been on the road for two months straight since the publication of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, giving talks, signing books,…