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SYSK Selects: How HeLa Cells Work

Jul 8, 2017 · 27m
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  • Henrietta Lacks' cervical cancer cells became the first immortal line.
  • Her cells were taken without knowledge or consent in 1951.
  • HeLa cells have been crucial in medical research.

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