![]() In the human body, only two kinds of body cells are immortal and able to divide without limit. Cancer cells are immortal because they produce telomerase and HeLa cells produced them as well. Henrietta’s cells were the first immortal human cells ever grown in culture.They went up in the first space missions to see what would happen to cells in zero gravity. She passed away in Octobecause there was no cure for cancer. When Henrietta started her x-rays and learn that she no longer is able to give birth. In the date of Janushe was diagnosed with cervical cancer. After the birth of her fifth child she goes to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore and is diagnosed with “knot on her womb”. Cells was taken from her body without her knowledge and were used to form the HeLa cell line, which has been used extensively in medical research since that time. Henrietta Lacks was born in 1920 in Roanoke, Virginia. The women behind HeLa cells is Henrietta lacks. ![]() I state the doctors didn’t have the consent of the Lacks family to use her cells so the Lacks family should be compensated because it helped many people learn about the women behind HeLa cells and why her cells are immortal, but not only that, Hela cells helped cure Poliomyelitis which is short for polio. Polio vaccine protected millions of people thanks to HeLa cells. Henrietta Lacks passed away in the year of 1951 caused by cervical cancer. George Gey grew the HeLa cells in the lab and distributed them to other scientist across the works to use them in their experiments. ![]() That shows that it is a long investment so they should get something out of this. Till this day scientist are trying to find out why they are immoral. Should the family of Henrietta Lacks be compensated for the use of her cells? The Henrietta Lack cells (HeLa cells) were a huge discovery in the history of humanity and therefore they should be compensated for her cells.
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