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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 February 2025. African-American woman (1920–1951), source of HeLa immortal cell line "Lacks" redirects here. For other uses, see Lack. Henrietta Lacks Lacks c. 1945–1951. Born Loretta Pleasant (1920-08-01) August 1, 1920 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. Died October 4, 1951 (1951-10-04) (aged 31) Baltimore ...
“Today we make a concrete commitment to ensure that Henrietta Lacks’ name will be as immortal as her cells,” said John Hopkins University President Ron Daniels, according to a report from ...
Henrietta Lacks [ edit ] In 2021, Crump and Christopher Seeger announced that they would be representing members of the family of Henrietta Lacks in a lawsuit against several pharmaceutical companies that have profited from the cell line HeLa , which is based on cervical cancer cells taken from Lacks without her knowledge in 1951, [ 93 ] when ...
The remarkable science involved — and the impact on the Lacks family, some of whom had chronic illnesses and no health insurance — were documented in a bestselling book by Rebecca Skloot ...
The family of Henrietta Lacks agreed Monday to settle its lawsuit against Thermo Fisher Scientific, a Massachusetts-based biotechnology company that sold products derived from the Baltimore County ...
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Henrietta Lacks: TV film 2018–19 The Lion Guard: Dhahabu (voice) 2 episodes 2018–20 Altered Carbon: Quellcrist Falconer: Series regular 2019 Documentary Now! Dee Dee Episode: "Original Cast Album: Co-Op" 2019–21 Evil: Renée Harris 3 episodes Fast & Furious: Spy Racers: Ms. Nowhere (voice) Main role 2020
Cells taken from the Black woman's tumor before she died became the first human cells to be successfully cloned, revolutionizing science and medicine.
[13] On May/June 2010 issue of Bookmarks, the book received a (4.5 out of 5) with a critical summary saying, "Hailed by the New York Times as "the book Ms. Skloot was born to write," The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks "is an important book, one that will linger--like Henrietta's cells--long after you've turned the last page" (Chicago Sun-Times)".