The Immortal Woman (The Henrietta Lacks Story)

In 1951, a Black woman named Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer. While she was being treated at Johns Hopkins University, a doctor named George Gey removed cells from her cervix without her permission and later discovered that Henrietta's cells could not only be kept alive, but would also grow indefinitely.<br /><br />For the last 60 plus years Henrietta's cells have been cultured and used in experiments ranging from determining the long-term effects of radiation to studying COVID-19. Her cells were commercialized and have generated millions of dollars in profit for the medical researchers who patented her tissue.<br /><br />Audio <br />Onemichistory.com<br /><br />Please support our Patreon:<br /><a href="https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914" rel="noopener">https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914</a><br /><br />Buy me a Coffee<br /><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m" rel="noopener">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m</a><br /><br />The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks<br />By Rebecca Skloot<br /><a href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henriettalacks/" rel="noopener">https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henriettalacks/</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks</a><br /><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/henrietta-lacks-family-seeks-justice-grandchildren-sue-biotech/story?id=80539229" rel="noopener">https://abcnews.go.com/US/henrietta-lacks-family-seeks-justice-grandchildren-sue-biotech/story?id=80539229</a><br /><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02494-z" rel="noopener">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02494-z</a>