Family of Henrietta Lacks, whose HeLa cells uphold medicine, settles with biotech company - eviltoast
The family of Henrietta Lacks is settling a lawsuit against a biotechnology company it accuses of improperly profiting from her cells.

HeLa cells have changed the field of medicine and have led to multitudes of life saving innovations. Unfortunately, the donor, Henrietta Lacks, did not consent to the harvesting of the cell line, and until now, her and her family have not received compensation from companies that profited from products tested and designed with the HeLa cell line. Her family reached a settlement with the company that maintains the cell line for the industry.

  • NiklzNDimz@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    This is such great news. I read Rebecca Skloot’s book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks which dug deep into the family to a degree I don’t necessarily agree with. The generational poverty, racism, and countless other wrongs the family endured was laid out, and of course, it also included the internal family strife. Hopefully this settlement is a new start for the family.

    ETA: corrected typo