The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

367 pages - 4 hours nonfiction Henrietta Lacks is immortal because her cells are known as HeLa cells and have been used in cultures since her death in 1953. They are responsible for the polio vaccine, in vitro fertilization, gene mapping, and much more. Neither she nor her family had any idea her cells were being used for research without their consent. Companies made billions from their research while Henrietta's family lived in poverty. An interesting story of not only Henrietta and her family, but of how black people in the south were living during the 1950s.