Henrietta Lacks: Family of black woman whose cells were taken settle case

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1970-01-01 08:00

An unknown settlement is reached after Henrietta Lacks' cells were used for medical advances.

The family of a black woman whose cervical cells were harvested in 1951 without her knowledge and replicated infinitely ever since have reached a settlement with a biotech company.

Henrietta Lacks cells have proven to be a medical miracle, and have led to a cell line that is still being used in...