Drugmaker Settles With Henrietta Lacks’ Estate For Using, Profiting Off Her ‘Stolen’ Cells
- Posted on February 27, 2026
- By HuffPost
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Drugmaker Settles With Henrietta Lacks’ Estate For Using, Profiting Off Her ‘Stolen’ Cells
Lacks' cells were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major medical advancements, including the polio vaccine.
