GENEVA (AP) — The chief of the World Health Organization has honored the late Henrietta Lacks, an American woman whose cancer cells ended up providing the foundation for vast scientific breakthroughs.

Henrietta Lacks’ descendants joined the groundbreaking at the future site of the Baltimore building. During her brief lifetime, Henrietta Lacks inadvertently changed the face of medicine. Now, the ...

Shawn Berkins and the Baltimore community honored the driving force behind modern scientific research during a Henrietta Lacks Paint Day. Artist Shawn Berkins and Baltimore residents honor Henrietta ...

Oct 28, 2024: The relatives of Henrietta Lacks - from left, JaBrea Rodgers, Pam Wilks, Alan Wilks, Veronica Robinson, Jeri Lacks-Whye, Shirley Lacks and David Lacks - pose during the groundbreaking ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Just over a week after Henrietta Lacks’ descendants settled a lawsuit against a biotech company they accused of unjustly profiting off her cells for generations, the family’s ...

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 face of ...