Both Uses of
equivalent
in
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- The Geys wanted to grow the human equivalent—they didn't care what kind of tissue they used, as long as it came from a person.†
Chpt 1.3 *
- He didn't warn researchers when he found that their cells had been contaminated with HeLa; he just published their names, the equivalent of having a scarlet H pasted on your lab door.†
Chpt 2.22
Definition:
being equal or essentially equal