Tuesday, December 13, 2011

HeLa Cell and Polio Vaccine

Henrietta's cells were given the name HeLa using the first two letters of her first and last name. In 1954, three years after Mrs. Lacks demise the HeLa cells were used by Jonas Salk to develop a vaccine for poilo.


                                                                         Polio Virus
Over a decade has passed and Henrietta Lacks cells are still alive, and still being used in research for cancer, AIDS, gene mapping and the effects of radiation and toxic substances on humans. The HeLa cells assisted chemist in research to test human sensitivity to tape, cosmetics, glue and many other products.


Polio Virus

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