For scientists, growing cells took so much work that they couldn't get much research done. So the selling of cells was really just for the sake of science, and there weren't a lot of profits.

The New York Times Magazine. Her first book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2010) was one of the best-selling new books of 2010 staying on the New York Times Bestseller List for over 2 years eventually reaching #1 and optioned to be made into a movie by Oprah Winfrey. It is being made into an HBO film produced by Oprah Winfrey and Alan Ball.

Rebecca L. Skloot /ˈskluːt/ is a freelance science writer who specializes in science and medicine.