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Henrietta Lacks
Farmer, Film subject
1920 – 1951
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Who was Henrietta Lacks?
Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman who was the unwitting source of cells which were cultured by George Otto Gey to create the first known human immortal cell line for medical research. This is now known as the HeLa cell line.
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- Born
- Aug 1, 1920
Roanoke - Also known as
- Loretta Pleasant
- Henrietta Lakes
- Helen Lane
- Helen Larson
- Hennie
- Spouses
- David Lacks
(1941/04/10 - 1951/10/04)
- David Lacks
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Oct 4, 1951
Baltimore - Resting place
- Lacks Family Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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