HeLa Cells are the single greatest contribution to medical research & development of the past century and are still invaluable today... but they were cultured without consent from Henrietta Lacks in 1951 and distrubuted around the world for research with out the consent, knowledge, or compensation of Henrietta or her family until the mid 1970's. Everyone should read "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" to learn more about the interplay of scientific research & ethics and why it is a GOOD THING that ethics are an ever developing field that inform & influence scientific study.
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