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  1. Oct 13, 2021 · Published Oct. 13, 2021 Updated Oct. 15, 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....

  2. 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 has been used...

  3. Sep 1, 2020 · 01 September 2020. Henrietta Lacks: science must right a historical wrong. In Henrietta Lackss centennial year, researchers must do more to ensure that human cells cannot be taken...

  4. 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. That book became the basis for the HBO/Harpo film by the same name, which was released in April 2017.

  5. Oct 9, 2020 · By: Rohini Nott. Published: 2020-10-09. Henrietta Lacks, born Loretta Pleasant, had terminal cervical cancer in 1951, and was diagnosed at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, where researchers collected and stored her cancer cells. Those cells went on to become the first immortal human cell line, which the researchers named HeLa.

  6. Apr 22, 2017 · Inventions & Science. Henrietta Lacks: How Her Cells Became One of the Most Important Medical Tools in History. Author of 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' discusses the extraordinary...

  7. Henrietta Lacks: 'Mother' of modern medicine honoured. Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman whose cells have led to key medical breakthroughs.

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