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Henrietta Lacks was a poor, Black, young mother diagnosed cervical cancer in 1951. When her cells were collected w/o consent, scientists saw they multiplied fast.

“HeLa” cells changed #science. They’re used globally to study viruses, drugs, hormones, genes, diseases & develop vaccines. Lacks passed away at 31 w no recognition.

Rebecca Skloot’s beautiful book about her life & legacy is changing that. Now her statue will replace Robert E. Lee in VA. nytimes.com/2022/12/20/us/henr… #history #HistoryRemix

Henrietta Lacks (1920-1951) circa 1945-1950. Credit: Lacks Family, via The Henrietta Lacks Foundation
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I love the book and I had my students in AP Bio read it. It was a very sad and tough read for me every year. Why did I block out how sad her childhood was everyyear? #hela
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Update: The family of Henrietta Lacks has reached a settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, a #science & technology company that used & profited from cells taken without her consent in the 1950s.

The announcement came yesterday on what would have been Henrietta Lack’s 103th birthday. npr.org/2023/08/01/1191283359/… /2

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Dazu gibt es eine GAG-Episode: geschichte.fm/podcast/zs227/
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GAG227: Die unsterbliche Henrietta Lacks - Geschichten aus der Geschichte

Wir springen in dieser Folge in die Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Im Zuge der Behandlung eines bösartigen Tumors wird einer Frau namens Henrietta Lacks im Johns Hopkins Krankenhaus in Baltimore Gewebe entnommen.
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Oh, finally. I am very happy for the family. I worked a lot with HeLa cells and always thought about this weird story when taking them out of the incubator.

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