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Her Campus at SAU Henrietta Lacks: How One Woman’s Immortal Cells Have Saved Lives

Henrietta Lacks was born on August 1, 1920, in Roanoke, Virginia. At the time, nobody knew that her death would end up forever changing the landscape of modern medicine...

March 27, 2022

Her Campus at MSU Women’s History Month: Henrietta Lacks

away on October 4th, 1951; at only 31 years old. Since her death, Lacks has become the basis for extensive amounts of research, scientific breakthroughs, and treatment development.

March 22, 2022

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