Henrietta Lacks, a tobacco farmer, was buried in an unmarked grave in Virginia in 1951 The World Health Organization (WHO) has honoured an African-American woman whose cells have led to crucial ...

Henrietta Lacks' family have reached a settlement after her cells were taken without her consent The family of a black woman whose cervical cells were harvested in 1951 without her knowledge and ...

Loudoun County Public Schools named a primary school after Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman who's had a lasting medical impact on the world. The district gathered to honor Lacks in a ...

The captivating story about Henrietta Lacks and her immortal cells inspires readers to join the debate on science ethics, race and medicine in the United States. The book was recognized as one of the ...