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The Family of Henrietta Lacks Reaches a Settlement Over IP rights to Medical Advancements from Cells Harvested Without Her Consent

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Ridgewood NJ, Henrietta Lacks (August 1, 1920 – October 4, 1951) was an African American woman whose cells, known as the “HeLa” cells, have played a pivotal role in scientific and medical research. Henrietta Lacks was born in Roanoke, Virginia, and she later moved to Maryland. She passed away at the young age of 31 due to cervical cancer.

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