The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Product Name DescriptionHer was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know as HeLa. It was one of the poorest tobacco farmers in the South who worked the land as their slave ancestors, but their cells were taken without his knowledge to one of the most important tools in medicine. The first “immortalized” human cells are grown in culture, they are still alive today, even if they are dead for over sixty years. If you’re all already HeLa cells can grow on a scale, stacked, they would weigh more than 50. . . More>>