Henrietta Lacks' Amazing Cells

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The story of an African American woman who played a largely unsung role in countless medical breakthroughs over more than half a century. Henrietta Lacks had cells taken from her body in 1951 when she was suffering from cancer. Those cells were found to be unique in a most partic ...  Show more

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Welcome to the Dark History podcast. One of my favorite things about this podcast is learning about all kinds of people I had no idea even existed. And today’s story is exactly one of those. In this week’s episode we are going to discuss the story of Henrietta Lacks. Who’s that y ...  Show more

This episode was supported by the Biochemical Society!In this episode, Dr Matt and Dr Mike explore the structure and function of human cells. Including organelles such as the nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus and more!!For more information on this topi ...  Show more