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Henrietta Lacks was an African American woman born in 1920 in Virginia, United States, and is known for the fundamental role that her cells played in science and medicine. In 1951, Henrietta was diagnosed with cervical cancer and treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital, one of the few hospitals that served African Americans at the time. Without her knowledge or consent, doctors took a sample of her tumor for research.

Henrietta's cells, known as HeLa cells, turned out to have an unusual characteristic: they could divide and grow indefinitely outside the body, which is extremely rare, since most human cells die within a short time when removed. Thanks to their ability to reproduce continuously, HeLa cells became the first "immortal" human cell line.

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Henrietta Lacks (born Loretta Pleasant; August 1, 1920 – October 4, 1951) was an African-American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important cell lines in medical research. An immortalized cell line reproduces indefinitely under specific conditions, and the HeLa cell line continues to be a source of invaluable medical data to the present day.

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Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important cell lines in medical research.

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is a friend of Henrietta lacks, she is deeply religious black christian from the south, she born in a black poor neighbordhood.

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The professor of gynecology at Morehouse Medical College. Patillo organizes the symposium on Henrietta Lacks and first puts Skloot in touch with the Lacks family. He worries for the welfare of the Lackses and so takes the time to quiz Skloot on her knowledge of scientific racism

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is a friend of Henrietta, she is deeply religious black Christian from the south, she born in a black poor neighbordhood

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Welcome to our activity Padlet! Please follow the instructions below to complete the activity. If you have any questions, please ask your teacher for help. • Choose ONE character from Chapters 3-5 of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks that hasn't been posted about yet • Create a post with the character's name, role, and your analysis of their importance to the story • Add an AI-generated image or drawing that you feel represents this character • After posting, read through your classmates' character analyses • Comment on at least two other characters, noting how they interact with or relate to your chosen character

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