Rebecca Skloot's 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' unveils the enduring legacy of a woman whose cells, known as HeLa, became one of the most significant contributions to medical science. Taken without consent, Henrietta's cells thrived beyond her death, instrumental in breakthroughs such as the polio vaccine and gene mapping. Yet, as the cells gained fame, Henrietta's own story was buried, and her descendants remained in the shadows, wrestling with the moral complexities of biological ownership and the painful history of medical experimentation on African Americans. This is the tale of a family seeking answers and acknowledgment in a saga where ethics, race, and the poignant pursuit of recognition converge.