: a cell of a continuously cultured strain isolated from a human uterine cervical carcinoma in 1951 and used in biomedical research especially to culture viruses
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But HeLa cells turned out to be immortal: While most cells die soon after being placed in a Petri dish, Lacks’s cells doubled about every 24 hours.
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Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 1 Aug. 2023
While scientists delighted in HeLa’s powers, Mrs. Lacks’s family, particularly Deborah, were horrified and confused by the story of the HeLa cells.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
No legal challenges were filed until 2021, when the family hired famed civil rights attorney Ben Crump to explore lawsuits against biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies which profit from HeLa cells.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
One aspect that makes the Lacks case special is that the HeLa cell line bears her name, making all the research stemming from it traceable to her as the point of origin.
—Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2023
The company also said it was being unfairly singled out, because countless other companies around the world also use HeLa cells without paying.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2023
There are trillions more HeLa cells growing and multiplying in laboratories today than there ever were in Lacks’ body, Skloot wrote in her book.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2023
Henrietta Lacks' family settled a lawsuit over the use of HeLa cells to advance medical research.
—USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2023
One night, at a dinner party, a guest asked family members if they were related to the source of the famous HeLa cells.
—Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 1 Aug. 2023
While scientists delighted in HeLa’s powers, Mrs. Lacks’s family, particularly Deborah, were horrified and confused by the story of the HeLa cells.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
No legal challenges were filed until 2021, when the family hired famed civil rights attorney Ben Crump to explore lawsuits against biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies which profit from HeLa cells.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
One aspect that makes the Lacks case special is that the HeLa cell line bears her name, making all the research stemming from it traceable to her as the point of origin.
—Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2023
The company also said it was being unfairly singled out, because countless other companies around the world also use HeLa cells without paying.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2023
There are trillions more HeLa cells growing and multiplying in laboratories today than there ever were in Lacks’ body, Skloot wrote in her book.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2023
Henrietta Lacks' family settled a lawsuit over the use of HeLa cells to advance medical research.
—USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2023
One night, at a dinner party, a guest asked family members if they were related to the source of the famous HeLa cells.
—Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
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hela cell
nounoften capitalized H & 1st L
: a cell of a continuously cultured strain isolated from a human uterine cervical carcinoma in 1951 and used in biomedical research especially to culture viruses
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