Lawrence Lacks' lifelong battle for recognition and ownership
Lawrence Lacks, the last living child of Henrietta Lacks, passed away at 86 after fighting for justice and recognition for his mother's HeLa cell line.
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Lawrence Lacks, the last living child of Henrietta Lacks, passed away at 86 after fighting for justice and recognition for his mother's HeLa cell line.
The family of Lawrence Lacks celebrated his life Wednesday. He led the lawsuit against the biotech company that used his mother's cells without her permission.
Living relatives of Henrietta Lacks have reached a confidential settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the multi-billion-dollar biotechnology company that has used regenerative cells taken from Lacks decades ago without her
HeLa cells have since become a cornerstone of modern medicine, enabling scientific and medical innovations, including the development of the polio vaccine and even COVID-19 shots.
Just over a week after Henrietta Lacks' descendants settled a lawsuit against a biotech company they accused of unjustly profiting off her cells for generations