These are known as HeLa cells because they were originally isolated from a woman named Henrietta Lacks. She went to Johns Hopkins Medical Center in 1951 and was diagnosed with cervical cancer. She ...

Cell lines at the time were named with the first two letters of the patient’s first and last names. Henrietta Lacks was shortened to HeLa — the world’s first immortal human cell line.

Henrietta Lacks, a poor African American tobacco farmer ... and acquire the ability to divide and grow indefinitely. HeLa cells are unique in many ways. The normal human cells contain 46 ...

Immortal cell lines, such as HeLa cells, are the backbone of many experiments conducted by today's cell and molecular biologists, but most of them give little thought to the origins of the ...

“HeLa cells were offered freely and widely by ... of the Lacks family over the past decade to recognise and honour Henrietta Lacks, including scholarships, engagement with local schools and ...

Research conducted on Henrietta Lacks’ biopsied (HeLa”) cells has played a key role in the development of both the polio and COVID-19 vaccines. However, the cells were saved and used by ...

Doctors take samples of cervical cancer cells from a Black woman named Henrietta Lacks. The cells, which divide indefinitely, were shared and studied widely without Lacks’ consent, becoming a ...

Getty Images Samples taken from Henrietta Lacks' cancerous tumour in 1951 produced the HeLa cell line, which has led to crucial medical breakthroughs. Without informing her or asking for ...

Henrietta Lacks died from cervical cancer in 1951 after being part of a clinical trial she wasn't aware of. "HeLa cells" have ...

It also claims that Ultragenyx was aware of the origins of the HeLa cell line, but never sought or received permission from the estate of Henrietta Lacks to use them. The biotech – which has a ...

"Novartis has acknowledged the story of Henrietta Lacks on its website ... Mylan Pharmaceuticals have heavily relied on HeLa cells for drug development, accelerating their research and increasing ...

The settlement is a long-awaited moment of victory for Henrietta Lacks and her family. But the battle for justice in genetic and medical research is not over yet.