A wall honoring the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks, whose immortal ‘HeLa’ cells were the first cell line to live and ...

Halifax County is celebrating the legacy of Henrietta Lacks with a new exhibit at the visitor center, highlighting her ...

Shawn Berkins and the Baltimore community honored the driving force behind modern scientific research during a Henrietta Lacks Paint Day. Artist Shawn Berkins and Baltimore residents honor Henrietta ...

GENEVA (AP) — The chief of the World Health Organization has honored the late Henrietta Lacks, an American woman whose cancer cells ended up providing the foundation for vast scientific breakthroughs.

Join the Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Saturday, Oct. 4, for the 15th anniversary of the Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture, honoring the enduring legacy of Henrietta ...

Henrietta Lacks' cells were essential in developing the polio vaccine and were used in scientific landmarks such as cloning, gene mapping and in vitro fertilization. Courtesy of the Lacks family ...

Best-selling young adult novelist Maggie Stiefvater and Henrietta Lacks’ grandson Ron Lacks are among the authors featured at Baltimore’s premier literary festival. The Baltimore Book Festival ...