1951
Henrietta Lacks, American medical patient (born 1920)
Henrietta Lacks, American medical patient (born 1920)
Henrietta Lacks, American medical patient (born 1920)
Henrietta Lacks
African-American woman (1920–1951), source of HeLa immortal cell line
- Born
- 1920
Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important cell lines in medical research. An immortalized cell line reproduces indefinitely under specific conditions, and the HeLa cell line continues to be a source of invaluable medical data and research to the present day.
Events associated with Henrietta Lacks
1920
Henrietta Lacks, African-American tobacco farmer whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, extensively…
Henrietta Lacks, African-American tobacco farmer whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, extensively used in medical research (died 1951)
Henrietta Lacks, African-American tobacco farmer whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, extensively…