tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33544813.post6917451637230898652..comments2024-01-21T04:53:25.998-06:00Comments on Urban Science Adventures! ©: Discussing The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksDNLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08086475028464064823noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33544813.post-27637914947185846192012-01-25T22:51:54.746-06:002012-01-25T22:51:54.746-06:00I was wonderfully surprised once I started reading...I was wonderfully surprised once I started reading the book (and in fact, could not put it down). First, the book is incredibly well written and crafted - weaving together three (or more) threads: the life of Henrietta Lacks, the obsession of the author with the story of HeLa, and the science behind human cell line researchBelgiehttp://walk-by-me.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33544813.post-87057982210394869352011-02-07T23:58:29.293-06:002011-02-07T23:58:29.293-06:00we all know the advantages of suppressing experime...we all know the advantages of suppressing experiments like the Tuskeegee Study. The other side of the coin is that it now becomes impossible to do certain kinds of valid and useful research. Not pretty, but true.<br /><br />some factual evidence WAS learned during the Tuskeegee Study. If you were a syphilis patient, would you prefer that these facts be erased from your physician's knowledge-base?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com