Henrietta Lacks Biography - The Immortal Cell Life Lives On
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HeLa, as Henrietta Lacks is known to research scientists, is famous for her unwitting contribution to cancer research. Born August 1, 1920, this African American woman became one of the greatest contributors to scientists' struggles to find a cure for cancer. Upon her death from cervical cancer on October 4, 1951, her cancerous tumor was cultured by George Otto Grey. His goal was to create what he called an “immortal” line of cells for continuing cancer research after her death. This deathl...























