By Taylor Romine, CNN The family of Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose cells have been used for groundbreaking scientific research for decades, filed a lawsuit Monday against Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
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Estate of Henrietta Lacks sues biotechnical company for nonconsensual use of her cells
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Henrietta Lacks estate to sue more firms over use of her cells, lawyers say
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The estate of Henrietta Lacks sued a biotechnology company on Monday, accusing it of selling cells that doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took from the
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is accused of selling cells that doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took from the Black woman in 1951 without her knowledge or consent.
Lacks’ family announced today, the 70th anniversary of her death, that they are suing Thermo Fisher Scientific for allegedly reaping millions in profits from her stolen genetic material
By Taylor Romine, CNN The family of Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose cells have been used for groundbreaking scientific research for decades, filed a lawsuit Monday against Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Tissue taken from her tumor before she died of cervical cancer in 1951 became the first human cells to be successfully cloned. Reproduced infinitely, they become a cornerstone of modern medicine.
