Henrietta Lacks' cells can be found in thousands of labs all over the world, but she never gave consent for that to happen. In this week's episode, Ash discusses the contributions Henrietta's cells have made to science, and whether we should still be using them at all. In our SNPit, Rosie shares some peculiar research about how the presence of parasitic worms may slow down aging.

Episode Sources:

• Henrietta Lacks: science must right a historical wrong
• Deal done over HeLa cell line
• HeLa cells (1951)
• Henrietta Lacks’ ‘Immortal’ Cells
• The parasitic worm product ES-62 promotes health- and life-span in a high calorie diet-accelerated mouse model of ageing
• Gross ways to live long: Parasitic worms as an anti-inflammaging therapy?

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Music:

AhDah Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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