Skloot’s debut book chronicles how one woman’s cells, taken without her consent, transformed modern medicine. The book was an instant New York Times bestseller and was chosen as a best book of 2010 by more than 60 media publications. The Immortal Life has been translated into more than 25 languages, and is also being made into a movie produced by Oprah Winfrey and Alan Ball.

 

Skloot’s science writing has explored a wide range of topics including goldfish surgery, tissue ownership rights, race and medicine. Her work has appeared in many publications including the New York Times Magazines, Popular Science and O, The Oprah Magazine. She has worked as a correspondent for WNYC’s Radiolab and PBS’s Nova ScienceNOW. She and her father co-edited The Best American Science Writing 2011.  She lives in Chicago and is currently working on her second book.