EPISODE · Sep 1, 2025 · 20 MIN
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
from Read Between The Lines · host Rebecca Skloot
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Black tobacco farmer whose cells, taken without her knowledge, became one of the most important tools in medicine.
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