Frances collins henrietta lacks biography
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Henrietta Lacks
1920-1951
Latest News: Family of Henrietta Lacks Settles Suit Over Harvested Cells
On August 1, the estate of Henrietta Lacks settled its lawsuit against a Massachusetts biotech company.
In a 2021 compliant, Lacks’ family accused Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. of profiting from the HeLa cell line, named after the Black mother of five whose tissue was harvested without her knowledge or consent while she was being treated for cervical cancer.
The terms of the settlement are confidential.
Who Was Henrietta Lacks?
Born in 1920, Henrietta Lacks was a Black woman who died of cervical cancer in 1951.
Frances collins henrietta lacks biography summary
Cells taken from her body without her knowledge were used to form the HeLa cell line, which has been used extensively in medical research since that time. Lacks’ case has sparked legal and ethical debates over the rights of an individual to his or her genetic material and tissue.
Her story inspired a best-selling book titled The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, whic