内容简介
HenriettaLacks,apoorSoutherntobaccofarmer,wasburiedinanunmarkedgravesixtyyearsago.Yethercells-takenwithoutherknowledge-becameoneofthemostimportanttoolsinmedicalresearch.KnowntoscienceasHeLa,thefirst"immortal"humancellsgrowninculturearestillalivetoday,andhavebeenboughtandsoldbythemillions.RebeccaSkloottakesusonanextraordinaryjourneyfromthe"colored"wardofJohnsHopkinsHospitalinthe1950stoEastBaltimoretoday,whereHenrietta'sfamilystruggleswithherlegacy.
作者简介
REBECCASKLOOTisanaward-winningsciencewriterwhoseworkhasappearedinTheNewYorkTimesMagazine;O,TheOprahMagazine;Discover;andmanyothers.SheiscoeditorofTheBestAmericanScienceWriting2011andhasworkedasacorrespondentforNPR’sRadiolabandPBS’sNovaScienceNOW.Shewasnamedoneoffivesurprisingleadersof2010bytheWashingtonPost.Skloot'sdebutbook,TheImmortalLifeofHenriettaLacks,tookmorethanadecadetoresearchandwrite,andinstantlybecameaNewYorkTimesbestseller.Itwaschosenasabestbookof2010bymorethansixtymediaoutlets,includingEntertainmentWeekly,People,andtheNewYorkTimes.Itisbeingtranslatedintomorethantwenty-fivelanguages,adaptedintoayoungreaderedition,andbeingmadeintoanHBOfilmproducedbyOprahWinfreyandAlanBall.SklootisthefounderandpresidentofTheHenriettaLacksFoundation.ShehasaB.S.inbiologicalsciencesandanMFAincreativenonfiction.ShehastaughtcreativewritingandsciencejournalismattheUniversityofMemphis,theUniversityofPittsburgh,andNewYorkUniversity.ShelivesinChicago.Formoreinformation,visitherwebsiteatRebeccaSkloot.com,whereyou’llfindlinkstofollowheronTwitterandFacebook.
