Henrietta Lacks : The Mother of Modern Medicine

Name: Henrietta Lacks
Brand: Cassava Republic Press
SKU: 9781913175276
Price: 1800 KES
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ISBN: 9781913175276

by Dawne Allette

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 1913175278

ISBN-13 9781913175276

Publisher Cassava Republic Press

Imprint Cassava Republic Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Aug 20th, 2026

Print length 80 Pages

Product Classification: Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage)Children’s / Teenage general interest: Communities, places and peoples People & places (Children's / Teenage)Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology Science & technology: general interest (Children's / Teenage)

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The inspiring true story of Henrietta Lacks, whose immortal HeLa cells transformed modern medicine and helped scientists develop lifesaving treatments used by millions of people worldwide.

Henrietta Lacks: The Mother of Modern Medicine introduces young readers to the remarkable story of Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman whose cancer cells revolutionised medical science.

This book charts Henrietta?s life, from her upbringing in Virginia through to the births of her five children, before she passed away aged 31 from cervical cancer. Henrietta?s cells lived on, taken from her tumour while she was undergoing surgery without her knowledge, leading to the discovery of the first ?immortal cell line?, and giving Henrietta the name ?the mother of modern medicine?. It tracks the ongoing impact of the HeLa cells, as well as exploring the intersection between race and medicine.

Through its melding of science and history, Henrietta Lacks introduces the world of STEM to a new audience, and will delight and fascinate young readers.

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