Henrietta Lacks died of cancer in 1951, but her cells mysteriously kept on living. Since then her "immortal" cell line has been the cornerstone of medical breakthroughs that have saved millions.

Prior to the new research, published Tuesday in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, both cancer researchers and wildlife ...

Immortal lines had been created from animal ... George would take any cells he could get his hands on, especially cancer cells. It’s not surprising then that a sample of Henrietta’s cells ...

HeLa cells are an immortal human epithelial cell line derived from a cancerous ... HeLa cells have been used extensively around the world in many different fields of research including cancer research ...

Henrietta Lacks died from cervical cancer in 1951 after being part of a clinical trial she wasn't aware of. "HeLa cells" have ...