51: She’s in OUR DNA?! Who is Henrietta Lacks?
Dark History
The Power of Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta's cells were so powerful that they made copies of them and sent them to labs all around the world and even out of space. Dr. Patillo explained that he less cells could live without a body. Even though Henrietta had died 30 years ago, some part of her lived on. For Deborah, who had grown up without knowing anything about her mother, the knowledge that Henrietta still existed was overwhelming.
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