this is a half-hour. >> rebecca skloot, who is henrietta? >> she was a poor african-american firmer who was raised in southern virginia and eventually moved up to virginia for she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. and without her knowledge her doctor put a small piece of her tumor and put in a petri dish and herself became the first immortal cell line and culture. sanka seven tragical cells for decades and no one knows entirely while, but roosters never die. her cells are still alive today growing in laboratories around the world, though she died in 1951 and they became one of the most important things that happen in medicine. there will how to develop the polio vaccines in one of the space missions. or so for the first conquered urging some of the first match, the scientific and mexican from the solstice go on and on. >> and their subpoenas today? connect behalf. >> what is this outline? >> a cell line is their souls to live in the laboratory and grow indefinitely. so they will keep growing and multiplying and living outside of the body a

. >> rebecca skloot, did you talk to ancestors were to the doctrines of the type of cells? >> all of the above. >> is he still alive? >> yeah, her initial doctors 99 now. his name is howard jones and he is an incredibly important scientist, physician historically. he was behind the first test tube baby in the united states. he and his wife were some real pioneers in vitro fertilization and infertility research. so he was still alive and he remembered her case very vividly because it was unlike anything he'd ever seen. so i talked to him and also yes i spent a lot of time with henrietta's siblings and cousins who she grew up with a siblings. her husband was still alive. so a lot of extended dimly i spent time with. >> was there anything nefarious about taking -- the taking of the cells in 1951? >> no, there wasn't. i mean, this is something of a standard practice. there was absolutely no intention. there was nothing done to her. you know, they took the sample without asking. they could've never imagined what that could have led to. you know, we didn't know what dna was so we

is the author, crown is the publisher, the moral life of henrietta lacks is the book. >>> rebecca skloot is the author of the immortal life of henrietta lacks. she served as the vice president on the board of directors of the national book critics circle where she developed a blog of critical mass. her writings appeared in "the new york times" magazine and columbia journalism review. the virginia festival of the book hosted this event. to find out more, visit vabook.org. >>> matthew crawford, would you do for a living? >> in number of things. one of them is fix motorcycles, and that's kind of what the book is about. but more broadly, it is an attempt to speak up for the manual trades and suggest that can be a life worth choosing. >> where is your motorcycle shop? >> it's in richmond, virginia. >> what is it called? >> shockomoto. i work on japanese and british bikes. these are mostly vintage bikes, vintage cache that makes people willing to spend money on them and it's a very small operation. islamic any reason in particular that you don't work on harleys? [laughter] >> yeah, people ask

this is a half-hour. >> rebecca skloot, who is henrietta lacks? >> a porth african american tobacco farmer who was raised in southern virginia and eventually moved up to baltimore where she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at 30 and without her knowledge her doctor to a small piece of her tumor and put it in a petrie dish and her cells became the first in mortal human cell line grown in culture scientists have been trying to grow cells for decades and it never worked and no one knows why but hers just never died. so hurt cells or alive growing in laboratories around the world though she died in 1951 and they became one of the most important thing is that happened in medicine and they were used to develop a polio vaccine and first space missions to see what happened to the human cells and human gravity. there were the first cloud, her jeans for the first map. the site at the plant marks go on and on. >> and they are still used today? >> yeah. one of the most widely used lines. >> and what is a cell line? >> they are cells that live in a laborator

. >> this weekend, on c-span2's " book tv," rebecca skloot. his book is "super power allusions." then, nell irvin painter. on the entire schedule at book tv.org. but president old, told workers at a manufacturing plant that the economy was beginning to turn the corner. the labor department shows that employers added 152,000 jobs. unemployment remains at 9.7%. the president spoke at a lithium ion battery parts manufacturer. >> mr. president, we're honored by your visit. on behalf of our company, we want to thank you for selecting our site to post your town hall meeting today. we are a global leader in technology and we are particularly proud of what we have accomplished. as a pioneer in leader in the development of high performance separators, we are one of the largest global suppliers in the lithium battery separator industry. we're the only supplier that develop products here in the united states. we established operations in charlotte with the emergence of the industry about 45 years ago. today, the charlotte region remains a important part of our operations. we received a matc

. >> rebecca skloot is the author, have is a good to read the rest of the anthropology the university of wisconsin in madison and she has written another book. this one is sensitive. professors have heard the term kamikaze come from? >> it originate when the mongols is to invade japan and they were going to rid the land in kyushu and that's pumping. and all their ships are all returned. japan has saved so to speak. and therefore, they as you preach your your when the nation into characters because they're usually followed issued in japan. >> and what does that mean? thing, but just different enough japanese military start to use the term coffee. or is that an english term that we use? it has have any particular operation it was not emission is a very are you is as good as a word you or is what you are and they did not have a choice, but quote unquote volunteer. >> so not truly volunteers is what your research has shown? >> that's right. >> and so i went to the diaries and it was not what is going feel they should he should have do you know about the. i will. and that he very much of a

. >> this weeked on c-span2's booktv, rebecca skloot on "the immortal life of henrietta lacks." also, "stuper-power illusions" by jack matlock. also, "the history of white people." >> the minute the wall street firms were in the business of harvesting middle class americans for their home equity value and making loans against it, there was a natural risk of abuse. >> sunday, michael lewis. his latest is "the big short." also, is moan ball -- also, "liar's poker." >> president obama told workers at a north carolina manufacturing plant that the economy is, in his worts, beginning to turn the corner. labor department employers show 152,000 jobs added last month. the president was in shardt, north carolina, -- was in charlotte, north carolina. >> today the charlotte region remains an important part of our future. as you can see, we are currently expanding operations with our investments supported by the $49 million matching grant that we received from the department of energy last year. the expansion includes this facility in charlotte as well as construction of a new facility in co

and from the virginia festival of the books, rebecca skloot. find the entire schedule on booktv.org. >> if you have a process where it takes years to get an answer, and you are bogged down in the courts, which is what is threatening the industry now, that is not a good answer for anyone, and certainly does not make the agency affected. former congressman on calling for the federal government to take a fresh look at communications policy. monday night. "washington journal" continues. host: jonathan is our border with the dailycaller. congress is in recess right now. what they doing back in their districts? what is the agenda when they return? guest: many people think that members of congress are lazy and always taking vacations, but when you work in washington they're working pretty hard at home over the brakes. they are doing all kinds of events in their districts, at least most of them. town halls, meetings, county fairs, or breakfasts. they're usually pretty busy at home, getting a feel for what constituents are thinking. host: when they retu

. >> this weekend on book tv, from the virginia festival of the book, rebecca skloot. on "after words," ambassador jack matlock. and princeton university professor on invinting the idea of a white race in the history of white people. find the weekend schedule at booktv dorgan follow us on twitter. >> the minute that the wall street firms were in the business of harvesting middle-class americans for their home equity value and making loans to them against it, there was a natural risk of abuse. >> sunday, michael lewis on the subprime mortgage crisis, his latest "the big shore." michael lewis at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. >> here's a discussion on the federal budget with house majority leader steny hoyer, david walker and others. we'll hear about how the new health care law may impact the deficit, from the university of maryland in college park. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> could afternoon. >> good afternoon, on behalf of the maryland school of public well, steny hoyer is a man of his word. he is here. his passion and determination were key to making

. >> this weekend on "book tv," rebecca skloot on "the immortal life of henry aetietta lacks." find the entire weekend schedule i ooktv.org. what of this month, s.c. the winners of c-span a's studentcam documentary competition. middle and has a student submitted videos on one of the country's greatest strength and challenge it. what the top winning videos every morning on c-span at 650 eastern just before "washington journal of " a a a 30 a.m., meet the students who made them. for a preview of all the winners, visits studentscam.org. >> of bill clinton and bill gates testified before the senate committee. they both support the proposal to increase foreign aid for treatment of diseases like to grow callouses and hiv/aids. this lasts about -- like tuberculosis and hiv/aids. this last about two hours. >> thank you very much for coming. we are obviously delighted to be able to welcome to our nation's most important leaders on global health, one a former president of united states and the other the ceo and chairman of one of america's most transformative companies. long after their

. >> rebecca skloot is the author, speed is the book. >> for more information you can go on line to booktv.orgto be the site includes better access functions and ec navigation pure you can learn more about authors and books including the kamikaze diary. this is 20 minutes. >>> professor of anthropology at the university of wisconsin madison has written another book, this one is ," causey die aires reflection of a japanese student soldiers." professor, where did the term, kamikaze come from? >> well, they came twice and they were going to try to land and then the storm came and all of the ships are overturned. that is how japan was saved so to speak and therefore they said this was god's wind to save japan. >> is that what kamikaze means? >> every character has to promote one pronunciation, and two characters for kamikaze bickel shampoo in japan. >> what does that mean? >> the same thing, dodd's wind. >> when did the japanese military start to use the term kamikaze or is that still an english term we use? >> it has been used but in a particular operation i fink there are distinct before you cal

rebecca skloot is the author of the immortal life of hen re-etta lacks. she served on the board of directors of the national book critic circle where she served as vice president and developed the blog critical mass. her writing has appeared in several publications including discover, the "new york times" magazine and columbia journalism review. for more information, visit rebeccaskloot.com. katherine weber is the author of several books including the novels triangle and true confections. she's currently adjunct assistant professor in the graduate writing program at the school of the arts at columbia university. for more information, visit katherineweber.com. >> all this month see the winners of c-span studentcam video documentary competition. ...

. >> this weekend on booktv, rebecca skloot on "the immortal life of henry aietta lacks." for find the entire weekend schedule at booktv.org. >> throughout april, s.c. the winners of the c-span student documentary competition. high schoolers and submitted bid years. what the top winning videos every morning on c-span just before "washington journal." for a preview of the winners, visit studentcam.org. >> and now a discussion on government regulation of new media technology. they hosted a conference wednesday on regulating the media. this discussion is just over an hour. >> good afternoon. i am the vice president and deputy director. we are very pleased with our partners with the bar association to be presenting a program today that i think is an extremely significant one. we would like to welcome me to the conference center. on behalf of my colleagues, welcome to the building. the hope that this and other conferences will garner discussion and solutions for issues confronting all five of the freedoms in effect today but certainly the topic we are here today, the news media

from the virginia festival of the book, rebecca skloot on the bestselling the immortal life of henrietta lacks. .. this is half an hour. >> i'm spears, welcome to the highlights of the australian parliament in march. as the two sides of politics prepare for an election in australia later this year the key campaign themes are starting emerge. labour prime minister kevin rudd announced plans for major health reform in march aimed at fixing the nation's hospitals. but the opposition says the plan won't work and fear small hospitals could be forced to close. opposition leader tony abbott announced major reform plans of his own in march. a six-month paid parental leave scheme funded through a new tax on business. there was also at clash between the two sides overboarder protection. as more boats carrying asylum seekers arrived in australian waters. there was a rare moment of bipartisanship in march as both sides honored visiting the indonesian president. he became the first indonesian leader to address the australia an parliament. >> mr. speaker, honorable members honorable senators today is