Henrietta Lacks: the mother of modern medicine vol. Immortal Cell Line taken from her body

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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first “immortal
 
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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first “immortal
 
Wow, very good read. This is the first I've heard of her. It's sad that someone of such importance never knew how important they were. The family, if any is left, should be fighting this in court. Would love to read the book and see the movie.
 
Wow, very good read. This is the first I've heard of her. It's sad that someone of such importance never knew how important they were. The family, if any is left, should be fighting this in court. Would love to read the book and see the movie.
 
wow, very interesting.
I'll definitely try to get a hold of that book.
 
wow, very interesting.
I'll definitely try to get a hold of that book.
 
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that her story will finally get some type of light shown...I wonder how personally they will portray her life though...the book is fairly in-depth
 
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that her story will finally get some type of light shown...I wonder how personally they will portray her life though...the book is fairly in-depth
 
Awesome story. An episode of Law and Order was loosely based on this. This has Hollywood hit written all over it. I wonder why no big studios developed a script for it.
 
Awesome story. An episode of Law and Order was loosely based on this. This has Hollywood hit written all over it. I wonder why no big studios developed a script for it.
 
Good looking out OP. Nice to come on NT and read something "different". I never even heard about her, I plan to learn more about her now.
 
Good looking out OP. Nice to come on NT and read something "different". I never even heard about her, I plan to learn more about her now.
 
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, at her contributions to modern medicine.
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, at the treatment and the disrespect they gave to her legacy and future generations.

I hope she'll be recognized or have a holiday in her honor and give her a proper burial rights. This is the least they could do for her and her family.
 
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, at her contributions to modern medicine.
mad.gif
tired.gif
, at the treatment and the disrespect they gave to her legacy and future generations.

I hope she'll be recognized or have a holiday in her honor and give her a proper burial rights. This is the least they could do for her and her family.
 
Very, very interesting. Almost hard to believe I never heard of this before and even harder to believe her cell line has been involved with some of the biggest projects of the last century...which leads me to be skeptical of such claims. Still, it is pretty interesting.
 
Very, very interesting. Almost hard to believe I never heard of this before and even harder to believe her cell line has been involved with some of the biggest projects of the last century...which leads me to be skeptical of such claims. Still, it is pretty interesting.
 
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