Rebecca Skloot: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer whose cancer cells — taken without her knowledge — became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first 'immortal' human tissue grown in culture, HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the effects of the atom bomb; helped lead to…