![]() ![]() The committee chose the book because of the cross-disciplinary opportunities to teach and discuss it, including science, history, sociology and ethics, said NSU Honors Program Director Dr. The book was selected by Northern’s Common Read Committee, which is made up of students, faculty, staff and community members. The event is free and open to the public.Ī New York Times bestseller, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” tells the story of how Lacks’ cells, taken without her consent in 1951, became one of the most important tools in medicine-the first “immortal” human cells grown in a laboratory. Two members of the Lacks family will present the Larry and Julie Poeppel Family Common Read Lecture at 7:30 p.m. – Northern State University’s fall 2023 Common Read book will be “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” by Rebecca Skloot. (Photo and book cover image are courtesy of Lyceum Speakers Agency. ![]() Caption: Members of the Lacks family are pictured with author Rebecca Skloot. ![]()
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