Finding Henrietta Lacks edition by Michael Rogers Professional Technical eBooks
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Here’s the compelling story of how a young Rolling Stone writer tracked down and published the identity of a then-anonymous cell donor, now known to millions of readers from Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. As Rebecca describes, back in 1976, a very young science writer was the first to locate the Lacks family and explain to them Henrietta’s remarkable role in biomedicine. This is the story of how that happened.
She was only known as “Helen Lane” (the pseudonym for Henrietta that the researchers used in public), but her apparently immortal cells had already started to earn an enormous place in science. Michael Rogers, then a staff writer for the rock and roll magazine, wanted to bring it to life by actually finding her surviving relatives and paint a portrait of “Helen” herself.
It seemed like a long-shot at best, and in fact nearly proved impossible. Back in the Seventies, the biomedical community controlled information far more closely than today. Plus, the unspoken rules of science writing at the time made printing a tissue donor’s real name ethically dubious. Ultimately, through a single slip of the tongue by a researcher, Rogers was able to find the family—as they were on the very first step of the difficult journey that Rebecca so ably chronicles in her book.
This 8,000 word ebooklet describes Rogers’ efforts to find Henrietta Lacks—within the particular opportunities and challenges of journalism in the Seventies—and also includes the text of the original 1976 article.
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Michael Rogers is a novelist, technology pioneer and futurist, who most recently served as futurist-in-residence for The New York Times. He speaks to audiences worldwide and is a regular guest on radio and television.
Rogers began his career as a writer for Rolling Stone magazine. He co-founded Outside magazine and then launched Newsweek’s technology column, winning numerous journalism awards. For ten years he was vice president of The Washington Post Company's new media division, leading both the newspaper and Newsweek into the new century.
Rogers studied physics and creative writing at Stanford University and lives in New York City, where he works on ebook and television projects.
Finding Henrietta Lacks edition by Michael Rogers Professional Technical eBooks
It's extremely rare that a reader receives explanations from an author on the who, what, when, where, and the how of a book’s creation. Michael Rogers has provided answers to all those questions in Finding Henrietta Lacks. As one travels with Rogers, (the person who did all the original leg-work and eventually broke the unprecedented story of not only mysterious HeLa gene that was revolutionizing the world of medicine, but exposed to the public who was the original donor of the tissue sample used in such breakthroughs), he/she will find that the journey is direct—no shortcuts or scenic routes are taken. Rodgers admits that he had no intentions whatsoever of writing a novel about the mysterious Henrietta Lacks. As the Science Guy of (dig this all you Boomers and ex-Flower Children) RollingStone Magazine his job was to report on matters of science. Through Rogers the reader is taken into the fledgling worlds of genetics and cloning as they existed "back in the day." Through Rogers the reader finds out what went right and what went wrong with one of the best kept secrets of the scientific community. Along the way Rogers shows how much of a seasoned reporter he had become as he "tracked down" the living members of Henrietta's family. Though some may feel that he was insensitive to the family, what must be kept in mind here is the difference between journalism and the desire to write a New York Times Bestseller. If you love direct, to the point journalistic stories, then this is the book for you.Product details
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Finding Henrietta Lacks edition by Michael Rogers Professional Technical eBooks Reviews
A friend recommended this after her book club read it. I found the story fascinating and thought provoking. It may not be award-winning writing, but it is written in a way that makes the story very personal, and it allows the reader to form his/her own opinions on some very difficult issues. The author was able to teach so much about the science involved without getting bogged down in technicalities. I'm impressed by the amount of research and time dedicated to getting this story told from several different perspectives.
Michael Rogers is an accomplished reporter and a very perceptive man. After seeing his name in Rebecca Sokol's book, I sought out his initial work and came on this monograph. It was really interesting to read how a young Rolling Stones reporter unearthed this amazing tale of the origin of a cell line that has given birth to more medical development - and more consternation for researchers - than any other. The human story behind the progress of science is too often lost. We all owe a debt of gratitude to Michael and Rebecca for reminding us of the way "progress" can impact individuals, and that there are serious moral and ethical concerns that often arise when we set out to understand and to master Mother Nature.
We read this book for our book club and it lead to a wonderful discussion. I, personally, learned so much about history and about science and about our treatment of blacks and poor people. It raised my awareness - to use a pc term. We read this book a year ago and I still think about it today. I think it has made me a more compassionate person and led to my willingness to be more generous and and more thoughtful than I have been in the past. That is what literature is supposed to do, isn't it? Change us. This book changed me. Thank you Michael Rogers and especially Henrietta!!
This is an important glimpse into how racism affects the treatment of those who want to defend their privacy. Even though her husband said, "NO!" to removing any part of her body, his desires were disregarded, and samples removed without conscent. Today this lack of formal conscent would constitute a crime. For all the benefits, and profits derived from this breech of ethics, her estate did not receive any of the benefits. The same type of acts were perpetrated on indigenous peoples and natural resources of countries. Today some countries have very strict rules, including retention of their rights to monies made from their resources. The reasion I rated this four stars is that to me this was a tedious read.
Having already read the Skloot book I wanted to know about the person who actually broke the truth about Henrietta. Half of this 'little book' gives great autobiographical information of the author, Michael Rogers. The second half is the actual article from Rolling Stone he wrote in the 70's. Very interesting throughout. I only gave it 3 stars because you need to read the 'big book' by Skloot to get the whole story about the impact on the family as well as grasp how medical science dehumanizes individuals, takes advantage of the sick and/or poor and can become rich in the process. This is even more important to know as genes are patented by money making firms, for tests and medical treatment, who then charge those who actually carry the gene when they need the test or treatment. 60 Minutes broke that dirty little secret a few years ago about the breast cancer gene.
This short little essay, along with the included Rolling Stones article, includes vital background on the Henrietta Lackes/HeLa story for those of us who are interested in the bioethics of the development and commercial use of biologics. It is engagingly written and can easily be finished in a single sitting.
Michael Rogers is a wonderful writer. I thoroughly enjoyed the mystery tale that enabled him to identify the subject of "IMMORTAL" Henrietta, medically encoded HeLa "Helen Lane." Without his searching out her family, it would have been a very dull story for the best-selling author. He resurrected her from the dead for us and the world. He enabled her family to have great pride that, without Henrietta, there may have never been a POLIO VACCINE. THERE ARE MANY HEROIC FOLKS IN THIS STORY. DO ENJOY IT.
It's extremely rare that a reader receives explanations from an author on the who, what, when, where, and the how of a book’s creation. Michael Rogers has provided answers to all those questions in Finding Henrietta Lacks. As one travels with Rogers, (the person who did all the original leg-work and eventually broke the unprecedented story of not only mysterious HeLa gene that was revolutionizing the world of medicine, but exposed to the public who was the original donor of the tissue sample used in such breakthroughs), he/she will find that the journey is direct—no shortcuts or scenic routes are taken. Rodgers admits that he had no intentions whatsoever of writing a novel about the mysterious Henrietta Lacks. As the Science Guy of (dig this all you Boomers and ex-Flower Children) RollingStone Magazine his job was to report on matters of science. Through Rogers the reader is taken into the fledgling worlds of genetics and cloning as they existed "back in the day." Through Rogers the reader finds out what went right and what went wrong with one of the best kept secrets of the scientific community. Along the way Rogers shows how much of a seasoned reporter he had become as he "tracked down" the living members of Henrietta's family. Though some may feel that he was insensitive to the family, what must be kept in mind here is the difference between journalism and the desire to write a New York Times Bestseller. If you love direct, to the point journalistic stories, then this is the book for you.
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