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Hace 2 días · The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. Request via NYPL. Summary: Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine.
Hace 4 días · Notably, the HeLa cell line was initially taken from Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman from Maryland who was being treated for cervical cancer at the Johns Hopkins Medical Center in 1951. Cell biologist George Otto Gey sampled Lacks’ cells without her consent long before the U.S. had implemented its current policy requiring patient permission to collect biological samples .
Hace 2 días · Rebecca Skloot’s “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” tells the poignant and powerful story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cancer cells, taken without her consent, became one of the most important tools in medicine. Skloot, a science writer with a deep interest in the ethical issues surrounding medical research, weaves together the scientific, ethical, and personal ...
Review the case study "The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks and answer the questions following the case. Case Study Review questions: What characteristics of Henrietta Lack’s story support an argument that she was a member of a vulnerable population? How is the fact that this incident occurred in 1951 relevant? What bioethical principles were violated
Hace 4 días · #ADN, #células, #Cómo, #consentimiento, #Entonces, #fueron, #Henrietta, #hoy, #Lacks, #las, #protege, #sin, #tomadas Desde vacunas cruciales hasta nuevos conocimientos sobre enfermedades, casi toda la investigación biomédica comienza con el estudio de muestras de células humanas en un laboratorio.
Hace 1 día · In less than one hundred pages, Seven Brief Lessons in Physics offers a refreshingly playful introduction to modern physics, with simple explanations of Einstein’s general relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles, gravity, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, and the role of humans in this fascinating world.
Hace 4 días · This bill awards posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Henrietta Lacks in recognition of her immortal cells which have made invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, our quality of life, and patients' rights. Summary of S. 2485: Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act.
