12:WHY ARE HENRIETTA LACKS' CELLS SO IMPORTANT?

-The Henrietta Lacks' cells, also known as HeLa, are the oldest and most commonly used human cell type used in scientific research. These cells come from an inmortal cell  line derived from some cervical cancer cells taken from Henrietta Lacks, a patient that died because of this type of illness. 

-HeLa is used for the searching of information about cancer, HIV, toxic substances and other scientific activities. these are some examples of why this type of cell is so important.

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPH OF A HELA CELL

-The first time they were reproduced in a lab was in 1951 by George Otto Gey. This experiment was an important achievement in the scientific story.

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