NPR

Henrietta Lacks' family settles with a biotech company that used her cells

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with science journalist and author Rebecca Skloot about Henrietta Lacks, whose family just settled with a biotech company that used her cancer cells without consent. More than ...
Futurism

Henrietta Lacks’ Family Is Finally Getting Paid by the Biotech Company That Stole Her Cells

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The Baltimore Sun

Family of Henrietta Lacks celebrates settlement of HeLa cell lawsuit against biotech giant

Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X The family of Henrietta Lacks agreed Monday to settle its lawsuit against Thermo Fisher Scientific, a ...
NPR

Henrietta Lacks' family sues biotech company for profiting from 'stolen' cells

The estate of Henrietta Lacks has filed a lawsuit against Thermo Fisher Scientific, which sells a commercial line of HeLa tissue, accusing the corporation of profiting from Lacks' "stolen" cells. In ...
The Roanoke Times

Editorial: Successful Lacks statue campaign worthy of celebration

Here’s a wonderful bit of news to celebrate as 2022 draws to a close. The private campaign to fund the creation of a statue honoring Henrietta Lacks in downtown Roanoke has surpassed its $160,000 goal ...