One of the cells grown from the cervical cancer of a young
African-American woman, Henrietta Lacks. HeLa cells were the first human cells to
be continuously grown in culture.
The cells were first cultured in February 1951 by Drs. George and Margaret Gey
at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. The cells appear "immortal" and are still used in
medical research today.
Who owns those cells? For many years, Lacks's children have sought recognition
of their mother's contribution to science.
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