It took over a decade for author Rebecca Skloot to unravel the story of Henrietta Lacks and her family, who were consumed with questions: Had their mother been cloned? Did it hurt her mother when ...

(National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research via AP) Rebecca Skloot talks about the long journey of turning her book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, into an HBO film starring Oprah.

“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot tells the story of story of a poor black tobacco farmer who unknowingly became one of the most important figures in modern medical research.