Primary Sources
1. Diggs, Louis S. (2003) From the Meadows to the Point: the histories of the African American community of Turner Station and what was the African American community in Sparrows Point / Louis S. Diggs; edited by Evangeline. Baltimore, MD: Louis S. Diggs. Web. 7 Dec. 2012.
-On this website, I specifically found information that I am going to use in my introduction to explain what was going on during the time Henrietta was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Just from a small excerpt form the book online I got to understand the trial and tribulations that an African American went through living in Maryland, especially in Turner Station.
2. Brendan P. Lucey, Walter A. Nelson-Rees, and Grover M. Hutchins (2009) Henrietta Lacks, HeLa Cells, and Cell Culture Contamination. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine: September 2009, Vol. 133, No. 9, pp. 1463-1467.
-This source helped me understand and take notes on cell culture contamination because it came straight from a passage of a medical book. It also helped in explaining Henrietta’s cervical caner. It explained where her tumor was found and how it affected her body, but not the sample cells that were taken from her body because of their lack of PCD. I will use this information to help support my background information when explaining that HeLa cells are not cancerous.
3. Skloot, Rebecca. (2010) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. New York: Crown Publishers. Print.
-This source may be the biggest help to my project out of all of my sources. Rebecca Skloot is a renowned author that does a great job of telling the story of Henrietta Lacks and her family through her science believing point of view. It was because of this piece of writing that I wanted to do the topic of Henrietta. She provides me with valued information on every point of my project; background information on Henrietta and the Lacks’, Dr. George Otto Gey, racial discrimination during that time, and the medical side of things with cell culture, immortal cells, HeLa cells, and many things that the HeLa cells have been apart of till this day. This book jumpstarted my project.
4. “Henrietta Lack- CBS Sunday Morning.” YouTube. YouTube, 15 March 2010. Web. 3 December 2012. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRrNjHYxP_o
-Even though this video was pretty short, I found that with the notes that I took on this video I was able to use them in writing my conclusion for my analysis statements. This video told the world a little insight of Henrietta’s story and was able to get people reactions to her complete story. So it provided me with help when answering the question why does it apply to people today in my conclusion.
5. “HeLa Cells.” Vimeo, 2010. Web. 3 December 2012. http://vimeo.com/9581140
-This video was purely about HeLa cells and looking at them through a microscope to see how they divide themselves to create more and the culture of them. Even though in the video it did state like many of my other sources that the real mystery behind immortal cells is still unknown, I was still able to get some notes from this video that wasn’t too hard to understand that lead me to further my research on cell culture.
6. Radloff, R, W Bauer, and J Vinograd. (1967) A dye-buoyant-density method for the detection and isolation of closed circular duplex DNA: the closed circular DNA in HeLa cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. Web. 5 Dec. 2012. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC224502/>.
-This research paper was a paper I found where the scientist was using HeLa cells to test a dye buoyant density method for DNA. It didn’t provide much information about HeLa cells that I didn’t already knew, but it did help to show the various ways the HeLa cells are used, and how commonly they are used. I will use this in my information as an example.
7. Lucey, Brendan P., Walter A. Nelson-Rees, and Grover M. Hutchins. (2009) "Henrietta Lacks, HeLa cells, and cell culture contamination.”
-This was a good source that I found information on cell culture on. It helped when describing HeLa Cells and how they work.
8. Skloot, Rebecca. (2001) "Cells that save lives are a mother’s legacy." New York Times, New York City.
-This article provided insight to help in my conclusion. It helped me gather information that people are starting to understand the effect that Henrietta had and still continues to have on the world because of her cells.
9. Hanks, John H., and Frederik B. Bang. (1971) "Dr. George Otto Gey 1899–1970." In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant 6.4.
-This picture provides what George Otto Gey looked like and will be used to give a visual on my final project.
10. Reitzer, Lawrence J., Burton M. Wice, and David Kennell. (1979) "Evidence that glutamine, not sugar, is the major energy source for cultured HeLa cells." Journal of Biological Chemistry 254.8.
-This was a source that I found really reliable information from about the way cells work. Although I had gathered a large amount of research on this topic already, it still helped.
-On this website, I specifically found information that I am going to use in my introduction to explain what was going on during the time Henrietta was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Just from a small excerpt form the book online I got to understand the trial and tribulations that an African American went through living in Maryland, especially in Turner Station.
2. Brendan P. Lucey, Walter A. Nelson-Rees, and Grover M. Hutchins (2009) Henrietta Lacks, HeLa Cells, and Cell Culture Contamination. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine: September 2009, Vol. 133, No. 9, pp. 1463-1467.
-This source helped me understand and take notes on cell culture contamination because it came straight from a passage of a medical book. It also helped in explaining Henrietta’s cervical caner. It explained where her tumor was found and how it affected her body, but not the sample cells that were taken from her body because of their lack of PCD. I will use this information to help support my background information when explaining that HeLa cells are not cancerous.
3. Skloot, Rebecca. (2010) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. New York: Crown Publishers. Print.
-This source may be the biggest help to my project out of all of my sources. Rebecca Skloot is a renowned author that does a great job of telling the story of Henrietta Lacks and her family through her science believing point of view. It was because of this piece of writing that I wanted to do the topic of Henrietta. She provides me with valued information on every point of my project; background information on Henrietta and the Lacks’, Dr. George Otto Gey, racial discrimination during that time, and the medical side of things with cell culture, immortal cells, HeLa cells, and many things that the HeLa cells have been apart of till this day. This book jumpstarted my project.
4. “Henrietta Lack- CBS Sunday Morning.” YouTube. YouTube, 15 March 2010. Web. 3 December 2012. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRrNjHYxP_o
-Even though this video was pretty short, I found that with the notes that I took on this video I was able to use them in writing my conclusion for my analysis statements. This video told the world a little insight of Henrietta’s story and was able to get people reactions to her complete story. So it provided me with help when answering the question why does it apply to people today in my conclusion.
5. “HeLa Cells.” Vimeo, 2010. Web. 3 December 2012. http://vimeo.com/9581140
-This video was purely about HeLa cells and looking at them through a microscope to see how they divide themselves to create more and the culture of them. Even though in the video it did state like many of my other sources that the real mystery behind immortal cells is still unknown, I was still able to get some notes from this video that wasn’t too hard to understand that lead me to further my research on cell culture.
6. Radloff, R, W Bauer, and J Vinograd. (1967) A dye-buoyant-density method for the detection and isolation of closed circular duplex DNA: the closed circular DNA in HeLa cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. Web. 5 Dec. 2012. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC224502/>.
-This research paper was a paper I found where the scientist was using HeLa cells to test a dye buoyant density method for DNA. It didn’t provide much information about HeLa cells that I didn’t already knew, but it did help to show the various ways the HeLa cells are used, and how commonly they are used. I will use this in my information as an example.
7. Lucey, Brendan P., Walter A. Nelson-Rees, and Grover M. Hutchins. (2009) "Henrietta Lacks, HeLa cells, and cell culture contamination.”
-This was a good source that I found information on cell culture on. It helped when describing HeLa Cells and how they work.
8. Skloot, Rebecca. (2001) "Cells that save lives are a mother’s legacy." New York Times, New York City.
-This article provided insight to help in my conclusion. It helped me gather information that people are starting to understand the effect that Henrietta had and still continues to have on the world because of her cells.
9. Hanks, John H., and Frederik B. Bang. (1971) "Dr. George Otto Gey 1899–1970." In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant 6.4.
-This picture provides what George Otto Gey looked like and will be used to give a visual on my final project.
10. Reitzer, Lawrence J., Burton M. Wice, and David Kennell. (1979) "Evidence that glutamine, not sugar, is the major energy source for cultured HeLa cells." Journal of Biological Chemistry 254.8.
-This was a source that I found really reliable information from about the way cells work. Although I had gathered a large amount of research on this topic already, it still helped.
Secondary Sources
1. Skloot, R. (2010). About the Henrietta Lacks Foundation. Retrieved from http://henriettalacksfoundation.org/
-This site helped provide insight as to where the Lacks’ family is today and how they feel about what was done to Henrietta. I did not use any of the information that I obtained from this site in my analysis statements, but I do plan on using this source to directly quote Rebecca Skloot, who is the author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and the founder of the Henrietta Lacks Foundation.
2. Cohen, P. (4 No). The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/05/books/05lacks.html
-I used this site in the beginning of my project to get a better understanding of who Henrietta Lacks was and what happened to her that changed medical history. This article provided a good insight on the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot and also background information on the early life of Henrietta. As though it was enjoyable and interesting to read, I found that I could far better facts and quotes to directly use in my final project.
3. CBSNews. (2010, March 15). Retrieved from http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-6300824/the-immortal-henrietta-lacks/
-This video also provided information on the early life of Henrietta Lacks and what happened to her cells after she died of cervical cancer. Seeing as it was broadcasted on the very well known News Network, it helped to see just how others perceived this story in ways similar to me and different. Although, I did find that even though the video was informational, it didn’t provide much information that was significant or new.
4. Freeman, S. (2012, 09 10). How Stuff Works. Retrieved from http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/human-biology/hela-cell.htm
-This article I found very useful and insightful on information how general human cells work, and then how they compare to the cells of Henrietta Lacks. This website provided me with all of my information about cellular senescence, programmed cell death, and apoptosis. It provided me with these new vocabulary words and how they applied to the HeLa cells, which became a valued part in helping me describe how Henrietta’s cells changed history.
5. Skloot, R. (2000, April). John Hopkins Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.jhu.edu/jhumag/0400web/01.html
-This article was yet again another article written by Rebecca Skloot on Henrietta Lacks and her family, but I found that this one was more in depth and provided me with valued information that I could use. It helped me go into details about the Lacks family, and specifically Henrietta herself. Although not much of my notes will be used from this source, it was still probably the most in depth story of the Lacks that I read.
6. Rivard, L. (n.d.). catcher.sandiego.edu. Retrieved from http://catcher.sandiego.edu/items/cee/HeLa Powerpoint.pdf
-This PowerPoint was informational and helped that it provided a lot of basis information on Henrietta and good notes. It helped me to understand more of the medical side of what it means to have immortal cells, and how Henrietta’s cells reacted and the science behind their multiplication.
7. Claxton, N., Neaves, S., & Davidson, M. (2009). Confocal Microscopy Image Gallery: Human Cervical Adenocarcinoma Cells (HeLa Line).
-This website provided me with a complete background on cell culture in general. It gave me really good notes on what goes into researching cells, and how hard it was for doctors and scientist to keep cells alive cells alive while conducting research before they discovered immortal cells. I will use this information to help me prove my point that the discovery of HeLa cells was a turning point in history.
8. Cockbill, L. (2012, July 19). Synapse. Retrieved from http://synapsebristol.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-controversy-of-immortal-cells.html
-A picture of what HeLa cells look like. This picture will be used in my display.
9. Zielinski, S. (2010, January 22). Henrietta Lacks Immortal Cells. Retrieved from http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Henrietta-Lacks-Immortal-Cells.html
-This is a picture of Henrietta Lacks and her husband David Lacks. This will be used in my display.
10. Smith, V. (2002, Apr. 17). Wonder Woman. Retrieved from http://www2.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=3426
-This is a picture of Henrietta Lacks at a young age. This will be used in my display.
11. "Themester 2012: "Good Behavior, Bad Behavior: Molecules to Morality"" : October 2012. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
-This picture will be use don my page "Immortal Life" to show a cover of what the book looks like.
12. Skloot, Rebecca. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot - Official Trailer." YouTube. YouTube, 24 Jan. 2011. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
-This video will be used on m "Immortal Life" page because I think it helps my audience to see why and how Rebecca Skloot created her book.
13."Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine." Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013
-I found this picture and thought it was useful because it featured people working with HeLa cells in the original John Hopkins Cancer Lab.
14."BioethicsBytes." BioethicsBytes. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
-This picture will be featured on the slide show about George Otto Gey.
15."History: Immortal Hearts and Henrietta." History: Immortal Hearts and Henrietta. Blue Science, n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013
-This picture will be featured in the slide show about George Otto Gey.
16.Skloot, Rebecca. "Rebecca Skloot Journalist, Teacher, Author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks." Henrietta Lacks’ Legacy Recognized with Virginia Historical Highway Marker « Rebecca Skloot. Being Wicked, 22 Aug. 2011. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
-These pictures will be used in my slideshow for The Lacks Family.
17."| Hadassah of Greater Baltimore." | Hadassah of Greater Baltimore. Hadassah National, n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
-These pictures will be used in my slideshow for The Lacks Family.
18.Banks, Dorothy C. "Poet With An Opinion." : Henrietta Lacks Suffered the Pain of Cervical Cancer; Science and Medicine Benefitted Financially, and Her Family Is Dirt Poor (video). Blogger, 6 Dec. 2012. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
-These pictures will be used in my slideshow for The Lacks Family.
19.Gardiner, Emily. "Lacks Family Discusses Pirate Read." The East Carolinian. N.p., 15 Nov. 2012. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
-These pictures will be used in my slideshow for The Lacks Family.
-This site helped provide insight as to where the Lacks’ family is today and how they feel about what was done to Henrietta. I did not use any of the information that I obtained from this site in my analysis statements, but I do plan on using this source to directly quote Rebecca Skloot, who is the author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and the founder of the Henrietta Lacks Foundation.
2. Cohen, P. (4 No). The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/05/books/05lacks.html
-I used this site in the beginning of my project to get a better understanding of who Henrietta Lacks was and what happened to her that changed medical history. This article provided a good insight on the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot and also background information on the early life of Henrietta. As though it was enjoyable and interesting to read, I found that I could far better facts and quotes to directly use in my final project.
3. CBSNews. (2010, March 15). Retrieved from http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-6300824/the-immortal-henrietta-lacks/
-This video also provided information on the early life of Henrietta Lacks and what happened to her cells after she died of cervical cancer. Seeing as it was broadcasted on the very well known News Network, it helped to see just how others perceived this story in ways similar to me and different. Although, I did find that even though the video was informational, it didn’t provide much information that was significant or new.
4. Freeman, S. (2012, 09 10). How Stuff Works. Retrieved from http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/human-biology/hela-cell.htm
-This article I found very useful and insightful on information how general human cells work, and then how they compare to the cells of Henrietta Lacks. This website provided me with all of my information about cellular senescence, programmed cell death, and apoptosis. It provided me with these new vocabulary words and how they applied to the HeLa cells, which became a valued part in helping me describe how Henrietta’s cells changed history.
5. Skloot, R. (2000, April). John Hopkins Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.jhu.edu/jhumag/0400web/01.html
-This article was yet again another article written by Rebecca Skloot on Henrietta Lacks and her family, but I found that this one was more in depth and provided me with valued information that I could use. It helped me go into details about the Lacks family, and specifically Henrietta herself. Although not much of my notes will be used from this source, it was still probably the most in depth story of the Lacks that I read.
6. Rivard, L. (n.d.). catcher.sandiego.edu. Retrieved from http://catcher.sandiego.edu/items/cee/HeLa Powerpoint.pdf
-This PowerPoint was informational and helped that it provided a lot of basis information on Henrietta and good notes. It helped me to understand more of the medical side of what it means to have immortal cells, and how Henrietta’s cells reacted and the science behind their multiplication.
7. Claxton, N., Neaves, S., & Davidson, M. (2009). Confocal Microscopy Image Gallery: Human Cervical Adenocarcinoma Cells (HeLa Line).
-This website provided me with a complete background on cell culture in general. It gave me really good notes on what goes into researching cells, and how hard it was for doctors and scientist to keep cells alive cells alive while conducting research before they discovered immortal cells. I will use this information to help me prove my point that the discovery of HeLa cells was a turning point in history.
8. Cockbill, L. (2012, July 19). Synapse. Retrieved from http://synapsebristol.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-controversy-of-immortal-cells.html
-A picture of what HeLa cells look like. This picture will be used in my display.
9. Zielinski, S. (2010, January 22). Henrietta Lacks Immortal Cells. Retrieved from http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Henrietta-Lacks-Immortal-Cells.html
-This is a picture of Henrietta Lacks and her husband David Lacks. This will be used in my display.
10. Smith, V. (2002, Apr. 17). Wonder Woman. Retrieved from http://www2.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=3426
-This is a picture of Henrietta Lacks at a young age. This will be used in my display.
11. "Themester 2012: "Good Behavior, Bad Behavior: Molecules to Morality"" : October 2012. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
-This picture will be use don my page "Immortal Life" to show a cover of what the book looks like.
12. Skloot, Rebecca. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot - Official Trailer." YouTube. YouTube, 24 Jan. 2011. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
-This video will be used on m "Immortal Life" page because I think it helps my audience to see why and how Rebecca Skloot created her book.
13."Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine." Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013
-I found this picture and thought it was useful because it featured people working with HeLa cells in the original John Hopkins Cancer Lab.
14."BioethicsBytes." BioethicsBytes. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
-This picture will be featured on the slide show about George Otto Gey.
15."History: Immortal Hearts and Henrietta." History: Immortal Hearts and Henrietta. Blue Science, n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013
-This picture will be featured in the slide show about George Otto Gey.
16.Skloot, Rebecca. "Rebecca Skloot Journalist, Teacher, Author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks." Henrietta Lacks’ Legacy Recognized with Virginia Historical Highway Marker « Rebecca Skloot. Being Wicked, 22 Aug. 2011. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
-These pictures will be used in my slideshow for The Lacks Family.
17."| Hadassah of Greater Baltimore." | Hadassah of Greater Baltimore. Hadassah National, n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
-These pictures will be used in my slideshow for The Lacks Family.
18.Banks, Dorothy C. "Poet With An Opinion." : Henrietta Lacks Suffered the Pain of Cervical Cancer; Science and Medicine Benefitted Financially, and Her Family Is Dirt Poor (video). Blogger, 6 Dec. 2012. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
-These pictures will be used in my slideshow for The Lacks Family.
19.Gardiner, Emily. "Lacks Family Discusses Pirate Read." The East Carolinian. N.p., 15 Nov. 2012. Web. 30 Jan. 2013.
-These pictures will be used in my slideshow for The Lacks Family.