Write and essay that compare and contrasts the way Rebecca Skloot tells Henrietta's story with how others in the scientific community have portrayed her and her situation. What details are emphasized in various accounts? Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support your argument.

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12 July, 19:57

Write and essay that compare and contrasts the way Rebecca Skloot tells Henrietta's story with how others in the scientific community have portrayed her and her situation. What details are emphasized in various accounts? Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support your argument.

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Lilliana Carlson · Answer 1

HeLa cells also led to breakthroughs in the study of herpes, leukemia, influenza, hemophilia, Parkinson's disease, certain types of genetic diagnoses, cancer, AIDS, cloning. Thus she was considered as an important source in the scientific community.

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Henrietta Lacks was born in 1920 in Roanoke, Virginia. Lacks died of cervical cancer in 1951. Cells taken from her body without her knowledge were used to form the HeLa cell line, which has been used extensively in medical research since that time.

Cells of Henrietta Lacks were used to bring breakthrough in the study of herpes, leukemia, influenza, Parkinson's disease, certain types of genetic diagnoses, cancer, AIDS which turned out to be great research studies. Thus she had great importance in the scientific community.