were removed without her consent. what was groundbreaking was they were the first living human tissue ever to survive and multiply outside the human body. this woman had immortal cells. the cells, named hela, are still used today. they ve been used in research that led to the polio vaccine, gene mapping, cancer and ivf treatments. most recently, they ve helped make covid vaccines. they also helped to create the hpv vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer, the disease which claimed henrietta s life. she died in a segregated ward and was buried in an unmarked grave. it was only in 1975 that, by chance, the family found out about her legacy. since then, they ve sought guardianship of her cells and recognition for her contribution to medical science. henrietta lacks s cells will go on by the millions commercialised, distributed worldwide for researchers and enabling countless advances in medicine.
during treatment, some of her cancerous cells were removed without her consent. what was groundbreaking was they were the first living human tissue ever to survive and multiply outside the human body. this woman had immortal cells. the cells, named hela, are still used today. they ve been used in research that led to the polio vaccine, gene mapping, cancer and ivf treatments. most recently, they ve helped make covid vaccines. they also helped to create the hpv vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer, the disease which claimed henrietta s life. she died in a segregated ward and was buried in an unmarked grave. it was only in 1975 that, by chance, the family found out about her legacy. since then, they ve sought guardianship of her cells and recognition for her contribution to medical science. henrietta lacks s cells will go on by the millions commercialised, distributed worldwide for researchers and enabling countless
this woman had immortal cells. the cells, named hela, are still used today. they have been used in research that led to the polio vaccine, gene mapping, cancer and nf treatments. most recently, they have helped make covid vaccines. they also helped to create the hpv vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer, the disease which claimed henrietta s life. she died in a segregated ward and was buried in an unmarked grave. it was only in 1975 that, by chance, the family found out about her legacy. since then, they have sought guardianship of her cells and recognition for her contribution to medical science. henrietta lacks cells were grown by the millions. commercial lies, distributed worldwide for researchers and enabling countless advances in medicine, while those cells were making a global impact, henrietta s family was not informed. the who said the racial inequality mrs lacks