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In The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, learn about Henrietta Lacks, the Black woman whose cells doctors took without asking. Her cells have been used to develop the polio vaccine; uncover secrets of cancer and viruses; and helped lead to in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping. This nonfiction book details the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the origins of bioethics, and the legal battles of whether we can control the stuff we're made of. Books are available for check out at the Poynette Library.