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Henrietta Lacks (born Loretta Pleasant; August 1, 1920 – October 4, 1951) was an African-American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important cell lines in medical research. An immortalized cell line reproduces indefinitely under specific conditions, and ...
The Legacy of Henrietta Lacks. In 1951, a young mother of five named Henrietta Lacks visited The Johns Hopkins Hospital complaining of vaginal bleeding. Upon examination, renowned gynecologist Dr. Howard Jones discovered a large, malignant tumor on her cervix.
May 21, 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.
Jan 24, 2024 · Born in 1920, Henrietta Lacks was a Black woman who died of cervical cancer in 1951. Cells taken from her body without her knowledge were used to form the HeLa cell line, which...
Oct 13, 2021 · In 1951, Henrietta Lacks, a Black mother of five who was dying of cervical cancer, went to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for treatment. Without her knowledge or consent,...
Aug 1, 2023 · The family of Henrietta Lacks has reached a settlement with a science and technology company that it says used cells taken without Lacks' consent in the 1950s to develop products it later...
Aug 1, 2023 · Ms Lacks, a 31-year-old mother from Baltimore, Maryland, began experiencing pain in her abdomen and abnormal bleeding in 1951. She was examined by gynaecologists at Johns Hopkins...
Oct 13, 2021 · Henrietta Lacks, a tobacco farmer, was buried in an unmarked grave in Virginia in 1951. The World Health Organization (WHO) has honoured an African-American woman whose cells have led to crucial...
In 2010, Rebecca Skloot published The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a compelling look at Henrietta Lacks’ story, her impact on medical science, and important bioethical issues.
Sep 1, 2020 · In Henrietta Lacks’s centennial year, researchers must do more to ensure that human cells cannot be taken without consent.
