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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 ...
Image title: An image of the rowhome in Turner Station where Henrietta Lacks, the progenitor of the immortal HeLa cell line, lived in the 1940s. Exposure time: 1/145 sec (0.0068965517241379) F-number: f/2.2: ISO speed rating: 40: Date and time of data generation: 13:19, 5 December 2014: Lens focal length: 4.8 mm: Latitude: 39° 14′ 7.54″ N ...
“Today we make a concrete commitment to ensure that Henrietta Lacks’ name will be as immortal as ... “My great-grandmother was a mother, a wife, and a friend. While we cannot change the ...
George Otto Gey (/ ɡ aɪ / GHY; July 6, 1899 – November 8, 1970) was the cell biologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital who is credited with propagating the HeLa cell line from Henrietta Lacks' cervical tumor. He spent over 35 years developing numerous scientific breakthroughs under the Johns Hopkins Medical School and Hospital.
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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)".
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 ...