In this episode of The Lede Graf, I do a quick deep dive into the history of Henrietta Lacks and the legacy her cells have to biomedical research while also discussing the recent passing of The Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act. While there’s a lot to cover when it comes to talking about consent in the medical field or even medical racism, I’m going to focus on the use of Henrietta Lacks’ cells and general medical consent when it comes to research.
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In Our View: Lacks bill aims to right health care wrong from The Columbian
Significant Research Advances Enabled by HeLa Cells from the National Institutes of Health
Congressional text of the bill
Henrietta Lacks poem by Lady Brion
Interview with Rebecca Skloot, journalist, and author
https://www.immunology.org/hela-cells-1951
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