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3 days ago · A federal judge in Maryland rejected a pharmaceutical company's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the family of Henrietta Lacks over the use of cells taken from her body in the 1950s.
4 days ago · The family of Henrietta Lacks can proceed with a lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company that uses the Baltimore County woman’s “immortal” cell line to develop medical treatments, a federal ...
3 days ago · The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. ISBN: 1400052173. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is the 2011-2012 Community Book Connection book. This Guide was created to help with research on the book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Click on the tabs above to find books, articles, videos, book reviews, and much, much more.
- Debra Sambuco
- 2011
4 days ago · Oprah secured the movie rights within months and will star as Deborah Lacks when the film airs on HBO April 22. A cottage family industry has grown up around Henrietta, with multiple Lacks ...
3 days ago · The family of Henrietta Lacks can proceed in its lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company that allegedly used her “immortal” cells to develop gene therapy products, a federal judge ruled Monday.
2 days ago · A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that the estate of Henrietta Lacks can proceed with its lawsuit alleging that a pharmaceutical company unjustly profited from use of her “immortal” cells.
3 days ago · The decision means the estate of Lacks, the Baltimore County woman whose cells have played a foundational role in modern medicine, can proceed with its lawsuit against Ultragenyx. The family is asking billion-dollar biotech company Ultragenyx for compensation and for control over the valuable HeLa cells that were taken, without permission, from ...
