The worst thing that ever happened to Henrietta Lacks - the cancer that killed her - is what has immortalized her, in a line of cellular tissue used in research, making her the savior of countless lives - even at the cost of her dignity

71. HeLa (Henrietta Lacks) DNA, 1951

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A look at documents that have had a profound effect on the world. Telling the stories of these information objects, their genesis, contexts, impacts, and fates also tells the story of human society and its never ending evolution.

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71. HeLa (Henrietta Lacks) DNA, 1951

71. HeLa (Henrietta Lacks) DNA, 1951