More on Henrietta Lacks's New Grave Marker

Anyone interested in Henrietta Lacks and the grave marker finally placed on her long unmarked grave this weekend should click here immediately for a beautiful post by scientist David Kroll, who attended the unveiling ceremony.  It's filled with beautiful photos of the day, and a tribute to all Henrietta's cells did for science.  His photo below shows Henrietta's new headstone in much sharper detail than the one I posted yesterday with the text of the inscription.  Visit his post for many more...
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Published on May 31, 2010 13:05
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message 1: by Kerry (new)

Kerry Thank you so much for sharing this.


message 2: by Katie (new)

Katie Thank you for bringing the world the story of Henrietta Lacks and her beautiful family. I hope this new grave marker brings them a little bit of peace.


message 3: by Della (new)

Della Thank you Rebecca Skloot for writing a book that will live as long as Henrietta Lacks cells! How nice to have a marker for the grave of Henrietta.


message 4: by Pauline (new)

Pauline I just finished your wonderful book today, and this is what I find when I log in. How amazing! Thank you for telling this story.


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