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An Evening with "The Lacks Family" featured in Rebecca Skloot's bestseller The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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The Lacks family has spoken to audiences across the country talking about Henrietta Lacks and her contribution to science. The international success of Rebecca Skloot's book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, has left people keenly interested in the Lacks family and legacy. In their appearances, the family shares with audiences what it meant to find outdecades after the factthat Henrietta's cells were being used in laboratories around the world and generating billions of dollars in profit. Their story puts a personal face to issues such as the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics and the legal battles over "informed consent" and whether we control our own genetic material.
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LocationSamuel Merritt University, Fontaine Auditorium (View)
400 Hawthorne Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609
United States
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| Minimum Age: 12 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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