Adult

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientis know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells - taken without her knowledge in 1951 - became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for develping the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, in-vitro fertilization, and more. Henrietta's cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains vitually unknown. Join Alison Petrus-Wilkins for a discussion of this riveting story of the collision between ethics, race and medicine.
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Poet and Warwick resident Jude Roche offers her musings on her church and her faith. Join her for a reading and discussion of her new book, "Catechism of a Disconnected Catholic." There will be a book signing with copies available for purchase.

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