The family of the late Henrietta Lacks finally has the chance to weigh in on how scientists use cells taken from Henrietta without her consent. Read the attached New York Times article for more details regarding the Lacks family. The novel, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, has been selected as MCC’s Common Read. Additional books are now available. Contact Jodi Oriel at "mailto:joriel@monroecc.edu" if you would like a book.
Save Wednesday, March 12, 2014; members of the Lacks Family will be visiting MCC!
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/08/science/after-decades-of-research-henrietta-lacks-family-is-asked-for-consent.html?pagewanted=all
Jodi Oriel
Office of Student Life and Leadership Development
08/13/2013 |