Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks (1920-1951)
African American woman whose cancer cell culture was used to create one of the most important cell lines in cancer research in 1951. During treatment at Johns Hopkins, two cervical samples were taken without Lacks’ knowledge or permission were used to create the HeLa cell line. The cells were the first to be successfully cloned and have been used to develop a vaccine for polio, and to research cancer, AIDS, and virology.
For more information we suggest you read the book,
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
#1 New York Times Bestseller
By Rebecca Skloot
Paperback: 381 pages
Published by Broadway Books (March 8, 2011)
Henrietta Lacks (1920-1951)
African American woman whose cancer cell culture was used to create one of the most important cell lines in cancer research in 1951. During treatment at Johns Hopkins, two cervical samples were taken without Lacks’ knowledge or permission were used to create the HeLa cell line. The cells were the first to be successfully cloned and have been used to develop a vaccine for polio, and to research cancer, AIDS, and virology.
For more information we suggest you read the book,
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
#1 New York Times Bestseller
By Rebecca Skloot
Paperback: 381 pages
Published by Broadway Books (March 8, 2011)
