The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
图书信息
书名：The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks作者：Rebecca Skloot,丽贝卡·斯克洛特
包装：平装
出版社：Crown Trade Group
出版时间：2011-03-08
图书简介
RebeccaSkloot'snon-fictionwork,TheImmortalLifeofHenriettaLacks,tellstheremarkablestoryofapoorSoutherntobaccofarmerwhosecellsbecamethebasisofcountlessmedicalbreakthroughs.Throughvividstorytellingandmeticulousresearch,Skloottakesreadersfromthe“colored“wardofJohnsHopkinsHospitalinthe1950s,whereHenriettawastreatedforcervicalcancer,totoday'scutting-edgemedicalresearchlabs,wherehercellsarestillusedtodeveloptreatmentsfordiseaseslikeleukemiaandParkinson's.DespitetheimportantrolethatHenrietta'scells,knownasHeLacells,haveplayedinmedicalresearch,herstoryremainedlargelyuntolduntilSkloot'sbookwaspublished.InadditiontochroniclingthescientificandethicalquestionsraisedbyHeLacells,SklootalsodelvesintothepersonalstoryofHenrietta'sfamily,whowerelargelyunawareoftheimpacthercellshadontheworldofmedicine.Forreadersinterestedinscience,history,andethicalissuesinmedicine,TheImmortalLifeofHenriettaLacksisanessentialread.Skloot'sengagingwritingstyleandmeticulousresearchmakethisagrippingandthought-provokingworkthatshedslightonadeeplyhumanstorywithfar-reachingimplicationsforthefieldofmedicine.
推荐理由
RebeccaSkloot'sTheImmortalLifeofHenriettaLacksisamust-readforanyoneinterestedintheintersectionofscienceandethics.ThroughthestoryofHenriettaLacksandherHeLacells,whichhaveplayedacrucialroleincountlessmedicalbreakthroughs,Sklootexploresquestionsaboutinformedconsent,medicalprivacy,andtheoften-overlookedcontributionsofmarginalizedcommunitiestoscientificprogress.ButTheImmortalLifeofHenriettaLacksisnotjustabookaboutscience-itisadeeplyhumanstory,onethatshedslightonthelivesoftheLacksfamilyandtheirstrugglestounderstandandcometotermswithHenrietta'slegacy.Skloot'smeticulousresearchandengagingstorytellingmakethisbookatruepage-turner,andanessentialreadforanyoneinterestedinthehistoryandfutureofmedicine.
