Rebecca Skloot is the author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks the story of the HeLa cells. In layman's terms... a white doctor took Henrietta Lacks', a poor African American farmer, cells without her knowledge or permission and "gave" them away to other doctors. Here is a link to a blog she wrote about being a writer and going on a book tour.
The Immortal Book Tour: "A month ago, I’d have thought the idea of organizing my own book ..."
and her direct website...
http://rebeccaskloot.com/the-immortal-life/
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