VANCOUVER, Wash. — March is Women's History Month, a time to celebrate and recognize the contributions women have made to society. One high school in Vancouver has made an influential woman its ...

The case centres around the use of HeLa cells, which were derived from cervical cancer cells taken from Lacks more than 70 years ago and became the first cells able to be grown continuously in the ...

Henrietta Lacks’ cells revolutionized medicine, aiding vaccine development and advancing the understanding of cancer and other diseases. Some countries, including the 'Dirty 15' percent ...

THIS EFFORT IS ALSO INSPIRED BY HENRIETTA LACKS, AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN WHOSE CANCER CELLS WERE WITHOUT HER KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT. TAKEN DURING A BIOPSY IN THE 50S AND SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME ONE OF ...

Dr. Gina Paige, co-founder of African Ancestry, is giving African Americans the pathway to connect further with their ...

Cancer cell lines were subjected to treatment with hydrogen peroxide (MCF-7) or cultured under hypoxia (Cos7, HeLa) over 24 hours, followed by whole cell lysate collection for sample detection using ...

Margaret Treacy Addiego lived out her years on Long Island and died of colon cancer in 1994 ... to some descendants of Henrietta Lacks, whose tissue was turned into a cell culture system used ...

Dr Ranadive’s legacy as India’s first Cell Biologist and a pioneering cancer researcher continues to inspire and influence the scientific community. Her dedication to research and her role in ...

Breast cancer is becoming increasingly treatable, but in some cases the disease can resurface even decades after a patient ...