Co-presented with the TOWN HALL SEATTLE SCIENCE SERIES. Rebecca Skloot first heard about Henrietta Lacks—the woman from whom the "HeLa" cell line was taken, cultured, and used in research on cancer, polio, in-vitro fertilization, gene mapping, and scores of other types of studies—in an undergraduate science class. Her interest stirred and grew into over a decade's worth of research devoted to uncovering the life of Henrietta Lacks and her descendants, of inequities in health care still suffered by many, concerns about bioethics, the vulnerability of unwitting research participants, and more in Rebecca Skloot's much-praised book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Crown). "Science journalist Skloot makes a remarkable debut with this multilayered story about 'faith, science, journalism and grace ... a rich, resonant tale of modern science, the wonders it can perform, and how easily it can exploit society's most vulnerable people." – Publishers Weekly. $5 tickets are available at the door starting at 6:30 p.m., or in advance via www.brownpapertickets.com (or 1-800-838-3006). Preferred seating for Town Hall members. Town Hall Seattle is at 1119 Eighth Avenue (entry on Seneca). For more information, please call Elliott Bay at (206) 624-6600, Town Hall at (206) 652-4255, or see www.townhallseattle.org.