Women's Studies 2244 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Henrietta Lacks, Helen Lane, Radiography
18 Jul 2020
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The immortal life of henrietta lacks: part 3. 1973 - bobbette lacks is having a conversation with her friends brother-in-law, who worked at the national cancer institute distributing facility. Worried that eventually the scientists would come for her children, grandchildren, etc. Bobbette was unaware that this was happening and was upset. Henrietta lacks (bobbette"s mother-in-law) and were ordered from a large. Here was gardenia"s brother-in-law saying hopkins had part of henrietta had no idea. (180) never had a patient by henrietta"s name. Solution - get dna from henrietta"s immediate family (husband, children, Bobbette called lawrence to tell him about what had happened. Lawrence called hopkins to inquire about the cells, and they claim to have. How can we differentiate between the original cells, and the ones that were. She questioned why the family was never told, and he said he had no idea and never knew if the woman behind hela gave the cells voluntarily produced? etc. )
