Family of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were taken for research, settles with company that profited The family of Henrietta Lacks is settling a lawsuit against a biotechnology company it accuses of ...

During her brief lifetime, Henrietta Lacks inadvertently changed the face of medicine. Now, the woman whose harvested cells continue to inform and advance medical research will also change the ...

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Johns Hopkins honored Henrietta Lacks' legacy by naming a building in her honor on Monday.Lacks' cells, known as HeLa cells, were taken without her knowledge in 1951 by researchers at Johns ...

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The EPA and DOJ held a meeting to hear from residents about JXN Water and to give updates about the water utility company.

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Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine, together with descendants of Henrietta Lacks, broke ground Monday on the future site of the building named in honor of Mrs. Lacks, the Baltimore ...