Deborah Lacks
Search results
1 day ago · The film "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" recounts the life of Henrietta Lacks, a black woman whose cancer cells were taken without her consent in 1951. Her cells, known as HeLa cells, were pivotal in numerous scientific breakthroughs such as the development of the polio vaccine, cancer research, and in vitro fertilization techniques.
Jun 10, 2024 · Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences. From the Hardcover edition.
Jun 26, 2024 · Henrietta Lacks was an American woman whose cervical cancer cells were the source of the HeLa cell line, research on which contributed to numerous important scientific advances, such as drugs used to treat polio, Parkinson disease, and leukemia.
- Laura Etheredge
2 days ago · The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Trailer - Official HBO UK Henrietta Lacks was a cancer patient who became the source of the HeLa cell line, a crucial cell line used for medical research for ...
Jun 14, 2024 · The basics of the Henrietta Lacks story are that she was an African-American woman who, in 1951, was diagnose with cervical cancer. Doctors took a sample of the cells of the cancer, as was standard; they were sent to a lab that was doing some early work on trying to get cells to live in petri dishes (basically).
Jun 23, 2024 · I believe in the interconnectivity of all life and I believe that we all should be monumentally grateful that it was Henrietta Lacks’ cells that have had such a widespread impact on humankind. Share this post
Jun 20, 2024 · The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot is a compelling non-fiction account of the life and legacy of a poor southern tobacco farmer named Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta died of an aggressive strain of cervical cancer in 1951, but not before cells from her tumor were removed for experimentation without her consent or ...
