The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Henrietta Lacks Whose Stolen Cells Were Used to Test Effects of Radiation, Other Scientific Breakthroughs Receives Posthumous Award

Medicine & Technology Oct 18, 2021

WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus bestows the posthumous award on the late Henrietta Lacks whose cancer cells were used in several scientific breakthroughs, including COVID-19 vaccines.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Henrietta Lacks Whose Stolen Cells Were Used to Test Effects of Radiation, Other Scientific Breakthroughs Receives Posthumous Award

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