If you want to contribute to the Henrietta Lacks Foundation (created to help pay for the education and medical needs of the Lacks family) visit:
http://henriettalacksfoundation.org
If you are interested in more stories concerning HeLa, or Lacks recognition, a simple Google search (as mentioned in the book) will turn up thousands of results.
Also, if you haven't watched the YouTube video on the HeLa cells yet, I highly recommend it. Definitely worth the time.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks has made a steady move to the top of the Bay Area Paperbacks list this month. Coincidence? I think not.
Finally, it appears that Oprah has bought the movie rights to the book and is planning on producing one for HBO sometime in the future. Although, there is nothing listed about this on imdb.com which means this project is still at least 2 to 3 years away.
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