The Six Thousand

Rebecca Skloot is a science writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine and Discover. She specializes in narrative science writing and has explored a wide range of topics, including goldfish surgery, tissue ownership rights, and the perils of packs of wild dogs in Manhattan. She is also a contributing editor at Popular Science magazine. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, instantly became a New York Times best-seller. Visit her website.

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