Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Some interesting websites about HeLa

Here are several websites with information about Henrietta Lacks, the H. Lacks Foundation, the author of the text (Rebecca Skloot) and related research.

Henrietta Lacks information (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks

Rebecca Skloot (author of Henrietta Lacks) website
http://rebeccaskloot.com/the-immortal-life/

Smithsonian article on Henrietta Lacks' Immortal Cells
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Henrietta-Lacks-Immortal-Cells.html

The Henrietta Lacks Foundation website
http://henriettalacksfoundation.org/

PopSci article on Henrietta Lacks
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-01/five-reasons-henrietta-lacks-most-important-woman-medical-history

Newsweek article on Henrietta Lacks
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2010/02/15/health-care-injustice.html

CBS News video & article on Henrietta Lacks
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/15/sunday/main6300824.shtml

I will add more sites as I find them!

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