"Celling Out": Henrietta Lacks' Stolen Cells Have Been Profitable for Decades for Many People Except her Grieving Family.

The family of Henrietta Lacks is suing the biotech company that has been profiting off of her stolen cancer cells for 20 years, and using some of its revenue to fund political campaigns.

Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose stolen cells have revolutionized medical research since she died of cervical cancer in 1951; Image via The Guardian

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