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Archive for July 2nd, 2010

economy,politics

NJ, PA & DE political roundup: Tom Moran, John Baer & Ginger Gibson

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Hour 1 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has just signed his first budget into law, to the delight of fellow Republicans, with the help of legislative Democrats and to the horror of advocacy groups who have seen their state funding cut. TOM MORAN, editorial page editor of the Newark Star-Ledger, will join us to help [...]

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author,family issues,health,social issues

Rebecca Skloot, 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Hour 2
Henrietta Lacks was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors; she died in obscurity more than 60 years ago, buried in an unmarked grave. But her cells, taken by scientists without her knowledge, became one of the most important tools in medicine, the first "immortal" human cells grown in cultures. Called "HeLa" cells, they were involved in scientific breakthroughs ranging from a polio vaccine to in vitro fertilization, cancer to cloning. REBECCA SKLOOT's new book, "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," tells this remarkable story, as well as what happened when Lacks’ ancestors discovered Henrietta’s pivotal role in modern science, and the many bioethical issues it raises.

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