What are HeLa cells? A cancer biologist explains - News9 LIVE


6/1/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
by The Conversation

Before HeLa cells, scientists wanted a way to grow and study human cells in the lab to conduct...

In an amazing twist of fate, the aggressive cervical cancer tumour that killed Henrietta Lacks, a 31-year-old African American mother, became an essential tool that helped the biomedical field flouri… [+4031 chars]

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