Estate of Henrietta Lacks sues Thermo Fisher over the improper sale of her immortal cells
The family of a black woman whose immortal cells were unethically taken from her at Johns Hopkins hospital in 1951 is now suing Thermo Fisher Scientific for profiting from the cells for decades.
The world-famous cell line, known for Henrietta Lacks as HeLa and the subject of a bestselling book about a decade ago, have proven to be incredibly important in human history, helping scientists to make major strides, from the polio vaccine to in vitro fertilization.
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