WHO Honors the Legacy and Contribution of Henrietta Lacks
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OCTOBER 15, 2021
The cell line, called HeLa, laid the foundation for many groundbreaking discoveries, including vaccines for the human papilloma virus (HPV) and polio; drugs for HIV and cancers; gene mapping; IVF treatment; and more recently, for crucial COVID-19 research. Lacks and her family has been exposed to the general public.”.
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