La Vie immortelle d'Henrietta Lacks

1. 140
   The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down par Anne Fadiman (kidzdoc)
2. 50
   Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present par Harriet A. Washington (lives4laughs, fannyprice)
3. 50
   The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration par Isabel Wilkerson (bunnygirl)

   bunnygirl: personal history and stories linked with the larger African American history. if you were wondering about Skloot's reference to the Lacks family being part of the Great Migration, this book explains exactly what it is and tells the stories of three families in a similar manner.… (plus d'informations)

4. 73
   Macchabées : La vie mystérieuse des cadavres par Mary Roach (VenusofUrbino)

   VenusofUrbino: If you like well-researched and well-written non-fiction like "Immortal Life" then you will also appreciate Mary Roach.

5. 40
   Dites-leur que je suis un homme par Ernest J. Gaines (krazy4katz)

   krazy4katz: Reading "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," I was pained by the impoverished lives of people who still lived on plantations in the 1940s - lack of schooling, lack of health care, lack of any kind of decent housing etc. "A Lesson Before Dying" more directly addresses the life of people still living on plantations in the '40s. Even though I sort of knew this, it was an emotional shock to truly recognize that all the abuse and oppression did not end with the Civil War but was still there 80 years later.… (plus d'informations)

6. 30
   The Body Hunters: Testing New Drugs on the World's Poorest Patients par Sonia Shah (legxleg)
7. 41
   Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance par Atul Gawande (Othemts)
8. 20
   The Plutonium Files: America's Secret Medical Experiments in the Cold War par Eileen Welsome (barbharris1)
9. 20
   Rosalind Franklin : La Dark Lady de l'ADN par Brenda Maddox (beyondthefourthwall)
10. 20
    The Mapmaker's Wife: A True Tale of Love, Murder, and Survival in the Amazon par Robert Whitaker (sboyte)

    sboyte: Fascinating stories of the people behind great scientific discoveries.

11. 10
    La grande grippe. Comment la grippe espagnole est devenue la pandémie la plus meurtrière de l'histoire par John M. Barry (LKAYC)
12. 10
    The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It par Ricki Lewis (krazy4katz)

    krazy4katz: Both of these books capture and humanize the process of medical discovery and the experiences of the patients. Although the authors have somewhat different backgrounds — Rebecca Skloot is a journalist with an undergraduate degree in biology, whereas Rikki Lewis has a PhD in genetics — I think the discussion of the scientific issues and the ethical issues regarding informed consent would appeal to the same readers.… (plus d'informations)

13. 10
    Truevine par Beth Macy (akblanchard)

    akblanchard: Unusual medical conditions and racism as experienced by African Americans in the Jim Crow South.

14. 10
    The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee par Marja Mills (akblanchard)

    akblanchard: In both books, journalists get personally involved with their subjects.

15. 21
    The Wandering Gene and the Indian Princess par Jeff Wheelwright (LeesyLou)

    LeesyLou: If you have an interest in the social and personal ethics and background of medical care, this adds to your understanding. Minority cultures and personal medical ethics are equally poorly understood by many practitioners.

16. 10
    The Juggler's Children: A Journey into Family, Legend and the Genes that Bind Us par Carolyn Abraham (sboyte)
17. 10
    Life Itself: Exploring the Realm of the Living Cell par Boyce Rensberger (BookshelfMonstrosity)

    BookshelfMonstrosity: Cell cultures are being used to study diseases as well as cure them. Learn about the cell cultures called 'HeLa' in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, and read about cell cultures' utility as a whole in Life Itself.

18. 12
    Jenna Fox pour toujours par Mary E. Pearson (macart3)

    macart3: Deals with bioethics and human experimentation without others' consent.

19. 12
    Tissue and cell donation : an essential guide par Ruth M. Warwick (Limelite)

    Limelite: Scientific discussion of medical/ethical, and other considerations regarding patients' rights and the medical profession's responsibilities on the subject, as well as other pertinent procedures.

20. 04
    The Dangerous Joy of Dr. Sex and Other True Stories par Pagan Kennedy (Othemts)

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