>> yeah. i could have probably filled several books with the research done on her cells. they were the first cells ever cloned, genes first ever mapped and plants canplants-kander -- medicine and lactose intolerance, there wasn't much that wasn't helped by these cells. >> the fact is henrietta was never compensated for her countless contributions, especially modern medicine. >> henrietta never knew it happened. she died a few months later from the cervical cancer. she had five kids when she died and they never knew about the cells being alive, until 25 years after her death scientists came bac...