Silberman lacks out the reason for and hurdles Lacks had to jump through in order to receive care. He continues to lay out the groundbreaking work and medical developments that have occurred because of the HeLa strain, including developing new chemotherapy drugs, creating a polio vaccine, as well as the human papillomavirus vaccine, and countless other advancements. The author of the articles argues and implies that the treatment of Lacks’ and her family, given her innumerable contributions to modern medicine, are unthinkable. Stating the book, “…skillfully orchestrated counterpoint between two worlds: the heady pioneer days of cell research, and the hard existence of the Lacks family, beset by poverty, disease, and a succession of people – including a professional con man – who tried to turn Henrietta’s legacy into their