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The Immortal Woman Who Saved Millions Of Lives | Answers With Joe

Joe Scott 14:38

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Henrietta Lacks died of cancer in 1951, but her cells mysteriously kept on living. Since then her "immortal" cell line has been the cornerstone of medical breakthroughs that have saved millions.

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