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Danielle Robinson Robert White FA17-IN-SOC-R100-21545 20 September 2017 Book Review: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Henrietta Lacks played a pivotal role in scientific cellular research, although she or her family wasn’t given the notoriety that they deserved. Rebecca Skloot investigates the life of Henrietta Lacks and the people that loved her dearly in her book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” Given Henrietta’s gifts of fortune or the lack thereof, she was born a black, deprived…

Some may argue that Adolph Hitler sowed the seeds of Germany's defeat when he introduced the laws barring Jewish individuals from university teaching posts. The exodus of Jewish scientists from Germany created a chance for the United States to recruit scientists and create an atomic bomb project. In 1933, when Hitler gained the trust of the German Nation by becoming the dictator, the Nuremberg Laws were passed. These laws forbade employment in the civil service facilities to anyone with a Jewish…

HeLa cells were the basis of cell culture in the latter half of the 20th century. In The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot explores the scientific achievements and ethical issues relating to HeLa cells, as well as the connection HeLa cells have with the Lacks family. When Henrietta Lacks was being treated for cervical cancer, the doctors shaved parts of her tumor off and sent them to a lab, where her cancerous cells never stopped dividing. She never consented to have her cells…

Women have always played significant roles in science for all of history and contributed to advancing the world to how we know it today. Women have various roles in science and have participated in making groundbreaking discoveries. However, throughout history many women have been seen as only assistants to their male colleagues and have not been given full credit for their achievements. This situation is one that is seen in the film “Contact”, where the main character, Dr. Ellie Arroway, is an…

particularly in Hecht v. Superior Court (Korobkin and Munzer p. 218) Also, we can refer to the similar situation taking place during the exploration of so-called HeLa cell line, named after Henrietta Lacks, who died due to cancer and after unsuccessful radium treatment (Devine p.1). ‘Without Lacks’ knowledge or consent, her doctor shared a sample of her tumors with a researcher, Dr. George Gey, intent on developing an immortal cell line, that led to medical advancements’ (Devine p.1). Hence, we…

Agree or disagree with the proposition that our national water supply is safe. Use one short quote from Joy Horowitz's "Parkinson's Alley" as one means of development and support in your essay. Your name Professor 23 April 2016 Water is a vital element in the life of every human being. Not only is it essential to our health, but also for use in numerous household tasks. Everyday water is used for cooking, bathing, cleaning, and drinking. It is therefore necessary to consider the safety of…

client to be discussed is Shawn Roberts. He is thirteen years old, of African American decent, and identifies as being male-to-female (MTF) transgender. At the beginning of treatment, Shawn had just finished the 9th grade of junior high as student at Radium Springs High School in Albany, GA. He has lived in Dougherty County with his single mother for his entire life. He doesn’t have any close friends nor extended family for support. He feels lonely and isolated, and struggles with…

discovered that an ore “Pitchblende”, which contained Radium and Uranium, caused photographic plates to darken. Becquerel and his assistant, Villard, demonstrated that the photographic darkening on the plates was caused by beta radiation, alpha particles, and gamma rays. That same year, in 1896, Pierre and Marie Curie, the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize, coined the term “radioactivity” and were able to isolate the elements Polonium and Radium, later used for medical treatment, from…

Simply by hearing the word nuclear people immediately steer away from the topic or dismiss it entirely. The word is tied to death and destruction but over all else fear. We think of the atomic bombs the U.S. dropped on Japan. We think of Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and most recently Fukishima. All three melted down leaving destruction and untold consequences in their wake. Although these events were indeed disasters, they were cause by unknown factors and were the worst case scenario; Yet…

Ewha Park 03/19/2018 Water as Universal Human Need Water is a vital element for the survival of humans. Water is the main component in the human body (Children’s Prize para.2). However, most people are confronted daily by the situations of an inadequate supply of water that is safe leading to serious health problems. Water performs essential functions in our bodies including regulation of body temperature and maintenance of various bodily functions. Moreover, cells organs and tissues use water…