That's One for the History Books

That’s One for the History Books ep 55: Henrietta Lacks


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You can now listen to “That’s One for the History Books” podcast episode 55: Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important cell lines in medical research. Each week hosts Marty Cohn and Hugh Ryan profile Americans who made important contributions to our country, but who have been largely overlooked by our history books.  Next week, episode 56: Jay Cooke, Civil War era financier.

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That's One for the History BooksBy martin cohn