“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”
(Via BoingBoing) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a new book by science writer Rebecca Skloot explores this famous story and the ethical minefield that often lies between the expectations and assumptions of the scientific community and those of the public, as well as the confusion and anger felt by members of Henrietta Lacks' family when the truth was uncovered. "Henrietta Lacks →
Of Value
Please check out this reading list from the "Life Itself" seminar co-taught by Rita Raley and Bhaskar Sarkar at UCSB: http://lifeseminar.wordpress.com/syllabus/ For those who haven't read it, Melinda Cooper's "Life as Surplus" book is phenomenal, really.