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Were removed without her consent. what was groundbreaking was they were the first living human tissue ever to survive and multiply outside the human body. this woman had immortal cells. the cells, named hela, are still used today. theyve been used in research that led to the polio vaccine, gene mapping, cancer and ivf treatments. most recently, theyve helped make covid vaccines. they also helped to create the hpv vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer, the disease which claimed henriett...

During treatment, some of her cancerous cells were removed without her consent. what was groundbreaking was they were the first living human tissue ever to survive and multiply outside the human body. this woman had immortal cells. the cells, named hela, are still used today. theyve been used in research that led to the polio vaccine, gene mapping, cancer and ivf treatments. most recently, theyve helped make covid vaccines. they also helped to create the hpv vaccine, which protects against cervi...

This woman had immortal cells. the cells, named hela, are still used today. they have been used in research that led to the polio vaccine, gene mapping, cancer and nf treatments. most recently, they have helped make covid vaccines. they also helped to create the hpv vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer, the disease which claimed henriettas life. she died in a segregated ward and was buried in an unmarked grave. it was only in 1975 that, by chance, the family found out about her legacy...