The estate of Henrietta Lacks sues a biotechnology company claiming it’s been selling her cervical cells without her knowledge or consent.
The federal lawsuit says Thermo Fisher Scientific knowingly mass-produced and sold the tissue obtained through what it calls “a racially unjust medical system.”
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The cells in question were taken in 1951 by doctors at Johns Hopkins. Lacks was terminally ill at the time, and her cells have been used for use in countless scientific research studies since.
Her family says now is the time for justice.
The lawsuit wants a court to block their use without permission and force the $35 billion company to hand over profits from the HeLa cells.
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