Have you ever heard of HeLa cells?

This is an extremely interesting, controversial topic about cancer cells taken from a woman, Henrietta Lacks, and her cells are STILL used for cancer research today. Read the article to learn more...this will absolutely be included in the biology course for the 2011-2012 school year! I'm interested in incorporating the book by Rebecca Skloot, "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" into my curriculum during my cancer unit. Let's get the book and see how it goes!