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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer and viruses; helped lead to in vitro...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
536 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Best-selling author Margaret Truman is beloved for her highly acclaimed Capital Crimes mystery series. In this adventure, former secret agent Max Pauling is offered a chance to do investigative work in Cuba. Although not anticipating danger, one of his sources is killed and he is assaulted. Max realizes that someone doesn't want him to uncover certain secrets of the isla bonita. Narrator Richard Poe brings out the suspense in this international thriller....
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 358 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The definitive history of the work being carried out by Michael Milken and the Milken Institute to accelerate medical breakthroughs and lead humanity into the 21st century of medicine, providing an inspirational and hopeful road map for the future of the field.
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