How Henrietta Lacks's Cells Became Immortal and Changed Medical Science

Discover Magazine Computers • Feb 9, 2010

You may have learned of the line of cells known as the HeLa strain in a biology class, where a teacher explained the virtually immortal nature of these rapidly multiplying cells, and how they played a defining role in science. Over the last six decades, the prolific HeLa cells have been used to develop the first polio vaccines, test chemotherapy drugs, and develop techniques for in vitro fertilization.… Full Story »