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Family of Henrietta Lacks files new lawsuit over cells harvested without her consent
theGrio via AOL· 10 months agoHenrietta Lacks’ cancer cells were taken without her knowledge BALTIMORE (AP) — Just over a week...
Henrietta Lacks' family settles with biotech company that used her cells. Here's why her story is so...
Yahoo Life· 10 months agoDuring a biopsy in 1950, Henrietta Lacks' tissue was removed and used in medical research without...
Medical exploitation of Black people in America goes far beyond the cells stolen from Henrietta...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA photo of Henrietta Lacks sits in the living room of her grandson. Jonathan Newton/The Washington...
Cell donor Henrietta Lacks' descendants reach settlement with biotech firm
United Press International via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe descendants of Henrietta Lacks announced on Tuesday that they have reached a confidential...
CBC introduces law to posthumously award Henrietta Lacks with Congressional Gold Medal
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 12 months ago“It is the highest honor that we can bestow on a citizen from the U.S. Congress,” said CBC Chairman...