Hello and welcome back to AS(Fem)R!  This week's story is about Henrietta Lacks and her incredible "immortal" cells.  Although she might not be a household name, I would be so bold as to say that not a single person that listens to this episode HASN'T been affected by Henrietta in some way.  

Tonight's whispered story introduces Henrietta the person and discusses her legacy to medicine and the controversy that surrounds her story.  I hope it brings you relaxation and deep sleep.

The Henrietta Lacks Foundation: http://henriettalacksfoundation.org/

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Sources:

Ahluwalia, Maninder. “Genetic Privacy: We Must Learn from the Story of Henrietta Lacks.” New Scientist, 1 Aug. 2020, www.newscientist.com/article/2250449-genetic-privacy-we-must-learn-from-the-story-of-henrietta-lacks/.

Butanis, Benjamin. “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” Johns Hopkins Medicine, 12 Apr. 2017, www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henriettalacks/immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks.html.

“Henrietta Lacks: Science Must Right a Historical Wrong.” Nature News, Nature Publishing Group, 1 Sept. 2020, www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02494-z.

Rutsch, Poncie. “Henrietta Lacks.” Babes of Science. 6 March 2017, https://babesofscience.libsyn.com/henrietta-lacks

Skloot, Rebecca. “Henrietta Lacks: How Her Cells Became One of the Most Important Medical Tools in History.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 22 Apr. 2017, www.history.com/news/rebecca-skloot-on-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks?li_source=LI&li_medium=m2m-rcw-biography.

White, Tracie, et al. “Listen to the Human Stories, the Henrietta Lacks Family Tells Scientists.” Scope, Logo Left ContentLogo Right Content 10,000+ Posts Scope Stanford University School of Medicine Blog, 25 Apr. 2018, scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/04/24/listen-to-the-human-stories-the-henrietta-lacks-family-tells-scientists/#:~:text=Henrietta%20Lacks%20was%20a%20poor,to%20treatment%20for%20cervical%20cancer.&text=%E2%80%9CWe%20have%20a%20better%20sense,a%20mom%2C%20as%20a%20wife.

Zielinski, Sarah. “Henrietta Lacks' 'Immortal' Cells.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 22 Jan. 2010, www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/henrietta-lacks-immortal-cells-6421299/.

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I would like to acknowledge the following Traditional Custodians of the land that I record in: Peoria, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Myaamia and the Ochethi Sakowin Nations and pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.