Livro The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Livro pocket em bom estado de conservação, capa e contracapa preservadas, interior do livro preservado para leitura, imagem da capa meramente ilustrativa, cadastrado em 27/09/2022

Idioma inglês. Brochura em bom estado. Sem grifos ou rasuras. Miolo ondulado devido a antiga umidade. est2-f

Formato 13 X 20 cm. Com 381 págs. Brochura. Livro em bom estado de conservação. Capa, contra capa e lombada com desgastes nas extremidades, capa e contra capa possuem marca de dobra, miolo ok! Sem sinais de grifos e anotações. Idioma em Inglês. Obra contem fotografias pb. Sinopse: Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells--taken without her knowledge in 1951--became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, and more. Henriettas cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yes she remains virtually unknown, and her family cant afford health insurance... ELO 01/2024

SKU: 29527028. Condição: USADO. Acabamento: Brochura, Página: 381. Livro brochura, com amarelecimento do corte, miolo limpo, pequenos desgastes nas bordas da capa. No aspecto geral, conservado. Em Inglês.

Em bom estado, leves sinais de manuseio, assinatura na primeira página, 381 páginas.

## B G2 P466 ## Livro em excelente estado de conservação, porém com um leve desgaste e vincos na capa. ## Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells - taken without her knowledge - became one important tool of medicine. The first immortal human cells grown in culture, they were still alive in 2010, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bombs effects; helped lead to in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping. Now Rebecca Skloot takes readers from the colored ward of Johns Hopkins Hospital ... - 201669618

368p. 23cm, ilustrado, brochura original. Capa com marcas de dobras e desgastes, cortes laterais com pigmentos escurecidos, parte interna da capa de trás com etiqueta e carimbo do antigo dono. Contracapa e miolo, com muitas manchas amareladas devido a acidez do papel, sem grifos e anotações. (29/04/22)

## B G2 P216 ## Livro em excelente estado de conservação com um leve desgaste na parte superior da lombada. ## Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells - taken without her knowledge - became one important tool of medicine. The first immortal human cells grown in culture, they were still alive in 2010, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bombs effects; helped lead to in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping. Now Rebecca Skloot takes readers from the colored ward of Johns Hopkins Hosp... - 201657989

Ótimo, como novo, cortes claros sem pigmentos, 13/20, 382p. Higienizado. "Henrietta Lacks a poor Southern tobacco farmer was buried in an unmarked grave sixty years ago. Yet her cells -- taken without her knowledge grown in culture and bought and sold by the billions -- became one of the most important tools in medical research. Rebecca Skloot takes us on an extraordinary journey from the "colored" ward of Johns Hopkins Hospital in the 1950s to East Baltimore today where Henriettas family struggles with her legacy." (12F)

Foto do livro anunciado - Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine: The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, which are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bomb’s effects; helped lead to important advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. - brochura - 382 paginas + 8 paginas com fotos coloridas e em preto e branco - 13 x 20 cm - livro novo - V8

Livro em muito bom estado de conservação somente com alguns pontos de oxidação devido ação do tempo, marcas de uso e vincos na capa. Idioma Inglês. A118 - Código de Barras: 91000000620850