Henrietta Lacks' Descendants Sue Company They Believe Profits From Her Immortal Cells
The descendent of Henrietta Lacks – from whom the HeLa cell blood line originates – are sue a biotech firm that they say is profiting from the cells " steal " from her body without her consent . On October 4 , 1951 , maturate just 31 , Henrietta Lacks died – but her cells did n’t . After Lacks get in at Johns Hopkins hospital – the only one in the country that would process disgraceful patient role – report a " knot " inside her , doctors diagnose her with cervical malignant neoplastic disease and begantreating herwithradium implants , a unrefined handling that was stock at the prison term ....