4. The Mortal Life of HeLa

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface: Myrrha’s Prayer vii
4. Acknowledgments xix
5. 1. Being Fabulous as the Climate Changes 1
6. 2. Still Life with Genetically Modified Tomato 17
7. 3. Store and Tell 29
8. 4. The Mortal Life of HeLa 51
9. 5. Oncoscripts 71
10. 6. Dispatch from the Palliative Present 89
11. Epilogue 107
12. Notes 113
13. Works Cited 135
14. Index 149