HeLa Cells of Henrietta Lacks Nishi Singh 9781502839572 Books
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Today, HeLa cells are the most widely used cell line in the world and has been instrumental in many of the world's medical discoveries. It was the first cells to be sent to space, has helped eradicate polio and has been used in 70,000 medical studies including the development of drugs for herpes, Parkinson's disease, leukaemia and influenza.
The title 'The Immortal life of Henriette Lacks' actually refers to the immortalization of cancer cells and we look at how HeLa cells are cultured and are able to divide indefinitely. This book looks at the life of Henrietta Lacks and describes HeLa cells in more detail.
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HeLa Cells of Henrietta Lacks Nishi Singh 9781502839572 Books
HeLa Cells by Nishi Singh is an absorbing glimpse into a strange episode in medical history centered on the life and death of Henrietta Lacks. A poor black woman in Baltimore, she was diagnosed with cervix cancer and forced to undergo treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital. It was one of the only places in America that would treat indigent Negroes, and for good reason. In a script taken straight from Mary Shelley, the administration used their benevolence as a veneer to conduct medical experiments with modest restriction. It turns out that they harvested Lacks’ cells without due permission, and immortalized her in the process. To this day, researchers are still using HeLa (first syllables of her name) cells in studies that have surpassed the seventy thousand mark. Bane or boon? You be the judge.Singh’s work is actually a study guide of sorts that encapsulates a previous work by Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Skloot’s work focused on the melodrama of the Lacks family’s trauma in finding that Henrietta’s cells had been harvested and were being distributed for use around the globe. It wasn’t so much about the breakthroughs they achieved (in the battles against a multitude of diseases including leukemia and Parkinson’s), but about how they weren’t given a say in the matter. After all, they should have made a couple of bucks out of the deal. Hopefully Rebecca Skloot is doing as well.
Pick up a copy of HeLa Cells by Nishi Singh. It’s not only a great primer and intro to Skloot’s book, but gives us lots of thought about how one hand washes the other.
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Tags : HeLa Cells of Henrietta Lacks [Nishi Singh] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Rebecca Skloot and her best-seller, '<b>The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks</b>' has created a lot of interest in the <b>immortal HeLa cells</b> that were taken from a 31 year old black woman called Henrietta Lacks without her family's consent at the Johns Hopkins Hospital</i> at Baltimore in 1951. She describes the story of how <b>Henrietta Lacks</b> died and how her cells were sent around the world for medical research. She goes through the life stories of Henrietta and the Lacks family and the pain they endured when they found out about Henrietta's cells. Skloot's narration of the entire account is powerful,Nishi Singh,HeLa Cells of Henrietta Lacks,CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform,1502839571,Medical,Medical Nursing,Medical Research,Medical research,Research
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HeLa Cells of Henrietta Lacks Nishi Singh 9781502839572 Books Reviews
This book presents a wonderful guide to Hela cells. It documents the history behind it and its potential for application in the medical field. It also covers the ethical issues behind its application.
Actually purchased by mistake, but is a decent read. Found a few errors, but nothing major.
The book was not well edited. There are numerous grammatical errors and it seemed quite repetitive in many areas. As far as scientific content is concerned the author seemed pretty well-versed. I purchased 15 as a class set for my high school Biology class.
This book does a decent job at giving a basic description of the evolution of the HeLa cell collection but also implies that it should have followed the same practicum standards as today......This event took place almost 70 years ago. I was left wondering what the author's objective was. The read itself was repetitive and too elementary.....I guess it is perfect if you need a 20 minute quick overview of the subject.
This information in this book could have been summed up in a few pages. Every chapter repeated the same information about what HeLa cells are and where they came from. Not to mention the multiple typos and unprofessional tone. Do yourself a favor and do a google search for the info instead.
I only purchased this book as it was required for one of my college courses. I was shocked a college would choose this book as acceptable material for its students!
First, I have to admit I love science; especially biology. Reading this book was a pleasure for me. I have heard about HeLa cells before but never knew where they came from. It was interesting to find out about their origins and learn about the donor. The breakthroughs in biology and medical science have been phenomenal over the past century but what they did was unethical and goes against the backbone of experimental testing and subjects. Although having the HeLa cells have contributed to many medical advancements. The content wasn’t all that caught my attention with this book. The author was able to bring difficult concepts to a level anyone could understand with word usage and pictures. HeLa Cells was really an awesome, informative read.
I purchased this after reading Rebecca Skloot's "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" thinking it would give a focused view from a scientific perspective and add to the information presented in her book. What a disappointment! Aside from a brief section section describing how the HeLa cells are grown in culture, the book had very little new to offer in its fifty pages of text. Skloot's book did a masterful job of explaining the scientific developments and facts in a historical perspective and addressed social and ethical issues as well.
Although the "sneak peak" of Singh's book showed an image of a cell slide in color, the entire book was printed in black and white, making it impossible to fully "see" the structures in the pictures. Singh's book reads like a first draft of a young person's book report which is in major need of editing. Some sections read like brief lecture notes. Since there is no publisher listed, I assume the book was self-published by the author. When work is published, it should be in a form that is clear and grammatically correct. If the author cannot do that himself, he should employ the services of an editor to make the work worthy of publishing.
HeLa Cells by Nishi Singh is an absorbing glimpse into a strange episode in medical history centered on the life and death of Henrietta Lacks. A poor black woman in Baltimore, she was diagnosed with cervix cancer and forced to undergo treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital. It was one of the only places in America that would treat indigent Negroes, and for good reason. In a script taken straight from Mary Shelley, the administration used their benevolence as a veneer to conduct medical experiments with modest restriction. It turns out that they harvested Lacks’ cells without due permission, and immortalized her in the process. To this day, researchers are still using HeLa (first syllables of her name) cells in studies that have surpassed the seventy thousand mark. Bane or boon? You be the judge.
Singh’s work is actually a study guide of sorts that encapsulates a previous work by Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Skloot’s work focused on the melodrama of the Lacks family’s trauma in finding that Henrietta’s cells had been harvested and were being distributed for use around the globe. It wasn’t so much about the breakthroughs they achieved (in the battles against a multitude of diseases including leukemia and Parkinson’s), but about how they weren’t given a say in the matter. After all, they should have made a couple of bucks out of the deal. Hopefully Rebecca Skloot is doing as well.
Pick up a copy of HeLa Cells by Nishi Singh. It’s not only a great primer and intro to Skloot’s book, but gives us lots of thought about how one hand washes the other.
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