HeLa Cell Line

Henrietta Lacks was an African American woman whose cancer cells were taken without her consent in 1951, leading to the creation of the first immortal human cell line, HeLa, revolutionizing medical research. 1950s saw the scientific community stand at the edge of a medical breakthrough but one discovery would surpass all expectations and have a …

Few names in the medical history have had a profound impact like Henrietta Lacks’s. Her story combines scientific breakthroughs, ethics and the indomitability of spirit. The cell line known as HeLa, which was derived from her cells, revolutionized medicine and to this day it is responsible for some scientific advances that we see today. Nevertheless, …