FlyboyM@lemmy.fmhy.nettoScience@beehaw.org•Family of Henrietta Lacks, whose HeLa cells uphold medicine, settles with biotech company
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1 year agoShe may be one of the most important figures in medical history. I’m happy her family is finally getting compensated for it.
I think they are owed something. These cells were taken without her knowledge, consent, or compensation. Even the family was unaware of what happened for a period of time while companies made millions from this.