Mrs. Rebecca Skloot visited our class last week to talk about her articles for the New York Times. She writes mostly about things that have to do with the field of Biology or animal medicine. We had prepared many questions for her about her background and other questions about some of her writing. She is publishing a book on Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta was a black woman who died of cancer. Scientists have used her cancer cells to find many vaccines for diseases. The most important vaccine so far has been the polio vaccine. Rebecca talked about what it was like to be a writer and how important it was for a scientist to also be a good writer. I enjoyed her question and answer session and I look forward to reading her book next semester.