David Lacks News Today

Unlike most cells, which survived only a few days, Lacks' cells were not only far more durable, but were able to reproduce indefinitely.

Cells taken in 1951 from Lacks, a Black woman, without her knowledge became the cornerstone of modern medical research.

Baltimore Rep. Kweisi Mfume says he has introduced legislation that would award a Congressional Gold Medal to Henrietta Lacks, the late Turner Station resident whose cell line has been used in multiple medical breakthroughs.

Family members of Henrietta Lacks are asking a federal judge to reject Thermo Fisher Scientific’s second try to get the court to dismiss the family’s lawsuit against the biotech company.

Family members of Henrietta Lacks are asking a federal judge to reject Thermo Fisher Scientific’s second try to get the court to dismiss the family’s lawsuit against the biotech company.

The federal lawsuit that family members of Henrietta Lacks filed in Baltimore against Thermo Fisher Scientific in 2021 is moving forward slowly.

The federal lawsuit that family members of Henrietta Lacks filed in Baltimore against Thermo Fisher Scientific in 2021 is moving forward slowly.

An important figure in modern medicine, Lacks’s unique cells have been used in life-saving treatments. A new statue is another step in giving her the recognition she deserves.

This weekly series highlights eponyms in oncology. This week, we explore the history and namesake of HeLa cells.

In a freakish stroke of bad timing, a Roanoke, Virginia, historian discovered a childhood home of Henrietta Lacks but city officials weren’t told of its significance in time to call off the demolition.