The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

Description:

Tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cells were used in the 1950s to create the first immortal human cell line resulting in medical breakthroughs.

subjects: Drama,  Television adaptations,  Human experimentation in medicine,  African American women,  HeLa cells

People: Rebecca Skloot (1972-),  Henrietta Lacks (1920-1951)

Places: United States