The Story of HeLa
“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot has been making the rounds in review recently. As in the court case of John Moore vs. Regents of University of California, the story of Henrietta Lacks, originator of the HeLa cell line, reveals an ongoing concern and fascination with the cultural implications of cell line ownership.
Boingboing review here: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/11/read-this-the-immort.html
New York Times review here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/books/review/Margonelli-t.html?em