Rebecca Skloot wrote a book featuring a woman whose cervical cancer cells were named what?
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (film) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a drama television film directed by George C. Wolfe and starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne. It is based on the book of the same name by Rebecca Skloot and documents the story of Henrietta Lacks, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer in the 1950s, and whose cancer cells (later known as HeLa) would change the course of cancer treatment. The film premiered on HBO on April 22, 2017.
Mary Gaulden Jagger Mary Esther Gaulden Jagger (April 30, 1921 – September 1, 2007), known professionally as "Mary Esther Gaulden", was an American radiation geneticist, professor of radiology and political activist who authored some 60 scientific publications.