2011 Audie Award Winner, Nonfiction. Virtually unknown, Henrietta Lacks died in 1951. But her cancerous cells, taken involuntarily, were used to create an immortal cell line for medical research. They have saved millions of lives and generated vast profits for companies and individuals – but not for her descendants, who struggled to afford housing and health care. A fascinating story of the birth of bioethics. "Complex, tragic, and profoundly revealing story."—Booklist