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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Cells

HeLa cells are the first cell line to be immortal, also used in many scientific studies. The cells are derived from the cervical cancer samples named after Henrietta Lacks, who died of cancer in 1951. These cells were taken without her and her family’s knowledge and also duplicated. They were used in many types of […]

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