The astonishing story of Henrietta Lacks' immortal cells, taken without consent, revolutionized medical research but also ...

The family of Henrietta Lacks on Tuesday announced that it had settled a lawsuit against Thermo Fisher Scientific, a biotechnology company that commercialized the immortal cell line of Lacks, a ...

Henrietta Lacks' cells were essential in developing the polio vaccine and were used in scientific landmarks such as cloning, gene mapping and in vitro fertilization. Courtesy of the Lacks family ...

A lawsuit between the family of Henrietta Lacks and a biotech company accused of profiting off her “immortal” cell line has been referred to a magistrate judge for settlement talks, new court records ...

BALTIMORE - Henrietta Lacks' family is expected back in court Monday morning to continue their fight for compensation for her immortal cells, known as "HeLa cells." Lacks' family says they have never ...

The family of Henrietta Lacks has settled a lawsuit over the use of her endlessly reproducing cells, which changed modern medicine and saved millions of lives. Lacks’ surviving family members ...

(THE CONVERSATION) A defining characteristic of cancer cells is their immortality. Usually, normal cells are limited in the number of times they can divide before they stop growing. Cancer cells, ...

This interview was originally broadcast on Dec. 13, 2010. The HeLa cell line — one of the most revolutionary tools of biomedical research — has played a part in some of the world's most important ...