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CindyA 01-06-2012 04:22 AM

Good Book
 
My book club just read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Everyone liked it, so thought some of you might enjo,y also. It is about the cells that were taken from a cancer patient in the 1950s and are still in use today for all kinds of research. It explains a lot of the science and the beginning of the research as well as the family of the woman the cells were taken from.

AuntieD 01-06-2012 09:19 AM

I heard about this story long ago. Amazing what science can do.

luvstoquilt 01-11-2012 08:17 AM

I read it and liked it as well.

Peckish 01-11-2012 09:14 AM

Thanks for the tip, I just reserved it at my local library. Interestingly, my library system not only has several individual copies, but also a "book group discussion kit" that includes 11 copies of the book and a discussion guide.

CindyA 01-19-2012 06:56 PM

That's how our book club read it - a kit. It helps a lot if we can get a kit and pass it out when we meet. It's sometimes hard for all of us to get copies of other books. Hope you like it.


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