Henrietta Lacks Family

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• Henrietta Lacks
• African DNA

[3244wpl]

This woman got a biopsy, like others at the hospital. The doctor that was doing research on cancer cells got lucky with her specimen.

That some of you think she is some kind of hero is sad.

If her doltish family should get a payday from the results of the biopsy that resulted in a fantastic culture...should they pay for how these same cells infected other cultures?

[Sabledoux]

@3244wpl What do you mean "got lucky with her specimen."

[angeleyes86ebby]

THIS FAMILY NEEDS TO GET A CLUE. THEY OWE YOU TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS!!! YOU SHOULD NOT BE LINING IN THE GHETTO WHEN YOUR OWED AT LEAST HALF OF THE MEDICAL BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY. THERE IS NO EXCUSE TO BE IGNORANT OR LOWER CLASS ANYMORE. YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR ANCESTOR CONTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE MEDICAL COMMUNITY, GET YOUR MONEY AND GET THE HELL OUT OF THE GHETTO!!! GO ON EVERY NEWS STATION, EVERY NEWSPAPER, GET EVERY LAWYER IMAGINABLE, AND GO TO THE SUPREME COURT. YOU WILL GET AT LEAST 100 MILL!!!

[zuzuxwater]

BLACK (DNA) POWER! Great post!!.ASHE

[aGwEENapple]

@3244wpl You sound like you were angry and disgusted. Why? Her family deserves cost-free health insurance, if nothing else, at least!

[babybyotch89]

I feel so sorry for this family her cells contributed so much to medicine today. This family who shares her DNA doesn't even have health insurance and that is appalling. I hope they get what was denied them for years because this family deserves the chance to have a better life by getting financial security and the healthcare industry owes them that.

[lewis3265]

Oh boy, are the Lacks family owed millions, if not billions of dollars. Medical science have made trillions of dollars off the HeLa cells.  Lacks family, get whats yours.

[Tripster3]

@vampireknightx101 Actually, before they were called "HeLa" cells, they actually used her full name "Henrietta Lacks cells" in many different publications. But as is the case, she wasn't considered a human being, so they couldn't care less about her privacy or rights. But karma is a son-of-a bitch, which is why the cross-contamination of HeLa cells dogs the medical profession to this day. They can't get rid of them. They show up everywhere. Serves them right.

[Tripster3]

@3244wpl You sir/ma'am, are an idiot. And there is no use in attempting to explain the fallacy of your "logic"....as my words would fall into a pit of idiocy....mixed in with all the other idiocells that permeate throughout your brain.

[jugglinggoth]

@dlair85 Her cells were unusually prolific even for cancer cells. Other people's tumors had been sampled the same way, but the cells didn't behave the same and died off.

[jugglinggoth]

@dlair85 Hers were unusually resilient. All similar samples treated the same way had died very quickly.

[vampireknightx101]

can somebody tell me the numerous ways that the lack's family privacy was violated? thanks

[angeleyes86ebby]

@TheGreatOldOnes Yea, thats a old comment I made. I still agree with what I said. Even if this family is just happy with how their ancestor changed the world...it should NOT be held secret. She is an African American Legend, that has saved most likely millions of lives yet THE WORLD knows nothing about her.... That is NOT fair to her legacy, that is NOT fair to this family & it is NOT fair for the African American community.

Henrietta's legacy & her descendents deserve so much more.

[TheGreatOldOnes]

@angeleyes86ebby Wow.

where did you get "TRILLIONS" from. The companies haven't made that much.

Also the family is happy just knowing that Henrietta has changed the world for the better.