Radiolab Extra: Henrietta Lacks
With all the recent talk about HBO’s upcoming film, we decided it would be good time to re-run our story of one woman’s medically miraculous cancer cells, and how Henrietta Lacks changed modern science and, eventually, her family’s understanding of itself.
George Guy didn’t sell cells to Merc, but sent Hela all over the world for free (10 min)
Henrietta Lacks’ Hela cells helped create cells used to test polio vaccine.
First for profit (12:45 min)