-From the prologue of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”

Question

Why did Rebecca Skloot become interested in researching the life of Henrietta Lacks life?

Answer 1

Skloot was a science major. She is fascinated by this irony: how is it that a woman is so omnipresent in science and such a factor in gene research could be so invisible. All journalists are motivated to uncover uncomfortable but necessary truths, and Skloot is no different.