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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 January 2025. African-American woman (1920–1951), source of HeLa immortal cell line "Lacks" redirects here. For other uses, see Lack. Henrietta Lacks Lacks c. 1945–1951. Born Loretta Pleasant (1920-08-01) August 1, 1920 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. Died October 4, 1951 (1951-10-04) (aged 31) Baltimore ...
They were raising five children when doctors discovered a tumor in Lacks’ cervix and saved a sample of her cancer cells collected during a biopsy. Lacks died at age 31 in the “colored ward ...
“Today we make a concrete commitment to ensure that Henrietta Lacks’ name will be as immortal as her cells,” said John Hopkins University President Ron Daniels, according to a report from ...
They are just a few of the descendants of Henrietta Lacks, a woman who they say never gave doctors permission to take her cells, and now they have filed a lawsuit against one company that profited ...
Just over a week after Henrietta Lacks’ descendants settled a lawsuit against a biotech company they accused of unjustly profiting off her cells for generations, the family’s attorneys have ...
Roland A. Pattillo (June 12, 1933 – May 3, 2023) [1] was an American medical doctor and researcher, who was noted for his involvement with the HeLa line of cells and his connection to the family of Henrietta Lacks, from whom the cells were cultured. [2] [3]
Elsie Lacks (born Lucille Elsie Pleasant) was the second-born and eldest daughter of Henrietta Lacks, who was the source of the famous HeLa cell line. Elsie was institutionalized here for epilepsy until she died in 1955 at the age of 15. [1]
The family of Henrietta Lacks has settled a lawsuit over the use of her endlessly reproducing cells, which changed modern medicine and saved millions of lives. Lacks’ surviving family members ...