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Henrietta Lacks

American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line (1920–1951)

  • Fame58.0
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  • Wikipedia69.4K
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Lived 1920–1951, aged 31United States
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    39 languages
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  • Era
    1920–1951
    Aged 31
  • Awards
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Updated 2026-06-25

Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important cell lines in medical research. An immortalized cell line reproduces indefinitely under specific conditions, and the HeLa cell line continues to be a source of invaluable medical data and research to the present day.

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