The family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells have been used for scientific research for decades, reached a settlement Tuesday with the biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific, the ...

The family of Henrietta Lacks is settling a lawsuit against a biotechnology company it accuses of improperly profiting from her cells. ... Please check your inbox to confirm. Full Episode. Friday ...

In Henrietta Lacks’s centennial year, researchers must do more to ensure that human cells cannot be taken without consent.

Ms. Lacks’s family had accused Thermo Fisher Scientific of profiting from her cells, which have contributed to revolutionary advances in medicine, without seeking their permission. By Amanda ...

WALTHAM - Henrietta Lacks would have been 103 on Tuesday. Her gift is justice. Seventy years ago, Lacks went to the hospital for cancer treatment. Her cells were used for research purposes without ...

Lacks shared a room with her cousin, David 'Day' Lacks, whom she later married. When she was 14 years old, the two had a son named Lawrence. Four years later, they had a daughter, Elsie, who was ...

The family of Henrietta Lacks, the Black woman behind HeLa cells, has reached a settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific.

The best-selling book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, which features the striking image of Lacks on its cover, tells the story of this African-American woman, her family, and her fast ...

This week, the Smithsonian unveiled a portrait of Henrietta Lacks, the black tobacco farmer who ended up changing the world. Her cells have allowed for advances in cancer treatment, AIDS research ...

The family of Henrietta Lacks can proceed with a lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company that uses the Baltimore County woman’s “immortal” cell line to develop medical treatments, a federal ...

Maryland lawmakers introduced a bill Monday to posthumously award Henrietta Lacks a Congressional Gold Medal for her contributions to medical research through her HeLa cells.