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美国作家丽贝卡•思科鲁特耗时十年挖掘这段跨越近一个世纪的精彩历史，记述拉克斯一家如何用一生的时间来接受海拉细胞的存在，以及这些细胞永生的科学原理，揭开人体实验的黑暗过去，探讨医学伦理和身体组织所有权的法律问题，以及其中的种族和信仰问题。本书细腻地捕捉了科学发现中的动人故事，及其对个体的深远影响。本书出版之后，在外界的捐赠下，家人终于为海瑞塔树立了墓碑，碑上镌刻着“永生的海拉细胞，将永远造福人类”，对海拉细胞为人类做出的贡献进行了完美注解。
本书已被翻译成二十多种语言，并被美国HBO公司改编为电影，奥普拉·温弗瑞倾情主演，获艾美奖、美国评论家选择奖等多项提名。
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This book is not your typical science or biography book. I initially expected it to delve into the science behind HeLa cells while interspersing Henrietta Lacks' biography, and it does that to some extent at the beginning. However, as you progress through the book, you realize it's much more than that. It shifts the focus to Henrietta Lacks' family and explores how they were profoundly impacted by the HeLa cells.In particular, we get to know Henrietta's daughter, Debra, and gradually gain insight into how someone with limited scientific knowledge coped with the trauma of not understanding what was happening in the scientific realm. The book also raises thought-provoking questions, such as those concerning the ethics of cellular tissue research, highlighting the complexities and nuances within our current situation, where there are both positive and negative aspects to consider.