Lessons Learned

In this episode we read about the history behind mass producing HeLa cells. 

This episode marks the beginning of Part 2 - Death of the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. In this episode we read about Henrietta's burial and the interesting weather which coincided with it. 

In this chapter, we learn of Henrietta's last days. 

In this episode, the author makes her way to Clover and eventually to Lacks Town to learn more about where Henrietta grew up. 

In this episode, the author finds her way to Turner Station to learn more about Henrietta's life and with hopes to speak to her family.

We learn of Henrietta's last days of life and her potential meeting with the creator of the immortal HeLa cells. 

In this episode, we learn about the first publicized reports of cell tissue culture.  The concept of eugenics is introduced in this chapter. 

In this episode, the author Rebecca Skloot tells the tale of first meeting Henrietta's youngest daughter, Deborah. 

In this episode, Henrietta reveals to her family the cancer treatments she has be undergoing.  

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