Johns Hopkins University will pay tribute to Henrietta Lacks, the black woman whose cells have helped create…

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Just in time for the highly anticipated debut of the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, HBO has announced the launch…

The story of Henrietta Lacks and her “immortal” cells is not quite over. Her eldest son, Lawrence Lacks, has come…