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Post by Olan on Oct 26, 2016 14:58:11 GMT
Henrietta Lacks is? I had a conversation with a telemarketer that prompted this question.
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Post by bbkeef on Oct 26, 2016 14:59:26 GMT
No idea
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Post by kimberlyr on Oct 26, 2016 15:00:40 GMT
Yes I do.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Oct 26, 2016 15:01:30 GMT
Yes
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Post by sugarmama on Oct 26, 2016 15:01:52 GMT
I do. I read the book about her. She is a black woman that doctors experimented on instead of trying to cure her. The book is titled The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.
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Post by mikklynn on Oct 26, 2016 15:01:57 GMT
None.
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Post by Zee on Oct 26, 2016 15:02:06 GMT
Yes, I read the book.
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Post by lemondrop on Oct 26, 2016 15:02:07 GMT
I do! I heard about her several years when listening to the author of a book about her being interviewed on the radio.
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Post by kellybelly77 on Oct 26, 2016 15:02:18 GMT
Yes, but I read the book a few years ago!
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Post by peano on Oct 26, 2016 15:02:53 GMT
Yes, I read the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks but if I hadn't I wouldn't have a clue.
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Post by pelirroja on Oct 26, 2016 15:04:42 GMT
Yes I do. I'm from Baltimore and she was the subject of much discussion during our tour of Johns Hopkins University. DD is interested in genetics and microbiology/vax issues.We were in a lab with a $2.7 million microscope when the subject came up.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2016 15:06:11 GMT
Yes, I read the book a while ago.
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Post by anxiousmom on Oct 26, 2016 15:07:10 GMT
I do now. Prior to reading the book several years ago I didn't. I suspect that for people who haven't read the book or work directly in that area of science it isn't a well known name.
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Post by scrapngranny on Oct 26, 2016 15:09:31 GMT
Yes
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2016 15:10:40 GMT
I do. I read the book about her. She is a black woman that doctors experimented on instead of trying to cure her. The book is titled The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.  is that what that book says? That they experimented on her w/o treating her?
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Post by ginacivey on Oct 26, 2016 15:11:49 GMT
yes i do. i read the book.
very interesting story
and leads to interesting discussion about how they gained the cell line
ETA -i think i read about her first in an article - maybe the newyorker - malcolm gladwell
gina
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Post by anonrefugee on Oct 26, 2016 15:13:15 GMT
Yes, although I didn't read the book.
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Post by Olan on Oct 26, 2016 15:14:56 GMT
Yes I do. I'm from Baltimore and she was the subject of much discussion during our tour of Johns Hopkins University. DD is interested in genetics and microbiology/vax issues.We were in a lab with a $2.7 million microscope when the subject came up. 2.7 million microscope but not a Henrietta Lacks building to be found at Johns Hopkins or NIH. Its really sad. Same with Georgetown University. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2016 15:15:38 GMT
Yes
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Post by ginacivey on Oct 26, 2016 15:16:19 GMT
Yes I do. I'm from Baltimore and she was the subject of much discussion during our tour of Johns Hopkins University. DD is interested in genetics and microbiology/vax issues.We were in a lab with a $2.7 million microscope when the subject came up. 2.7 million microscope but not a Henrietta Lacks building to be found at Johns Hopkins or NIH. Its really sad. Same with Georgetown University. then they might have to address the fact that they took her cells without her consent and people aren't too keen on admitting fault gina |
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Post by Olan on Oct 26, 2016 15:20:17 GMT
2.7 million microscope but not a Henrietta Lacks building to be found at Johns Hopkins or NIH. Its really sad. Same with Georgetown University. then they might have to address the fact that they took her cells without her consent and people aren't too keen on admitting fault gina It happened in 2013 if you could call it that. NIH come to an agreement with the family. No monetary compensation of course and only 2 seats on an advisory board. Though the disparity in care is what black people should take issue with |
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Post by ginacivey on Oct 26, 2016 15:26:46 GMT
then they might have to address the fact that they took her cells without her consent and people aren't too keen on admitting fault gina It happened in 2013 if you could call it that. NIH come to an agreement with the family. No monetary compensation of course and only 2 seats on an advisory board. Though the disparity in care is what black people should take issue with i could not agree with you more i did google a bit and saw that there was a Supreme Court case involving a similar case - and it which the HeLa line was brought up. the SC ruled that discarded cells could be used without permission and for commercialization that bothers me - drs take what they deem necessary - decide they are finished with it - and it's then available not a lot of accountability i won't take away from the good works that came from Mrs Lacks - polio for one - but ugh...it just doesn't sit well |
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Post by pierogi on Oct 26, 2016 15:27:42 GMT
Yes. Absolutely.
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Post by breetheflea on Oct 26, 2016 15:31:44 GMT
Yes, read the book and there is a local magnet high school here named after her.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Oct 26, 2016 15:35:18 GMT
I do. I read the book about her. She is a black woman that doctors experimented on instead of trying to cure her. The book is titled The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. The doctors did NOT experiment on her instead of trying to cure her. The collection of her tissue and its subsequent use without compensation to the family is an extremely interesting discussion. One could even argue about the difference in care between African Americans in the south (or anywhere for that matter) during that era. But her doctors DID treat her and the collection of her cells and the subsequent use of them had absolutely nothing to due with the primary treatment of her cancer or her death. |
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Post by rodeomom on Oct 26, 2016 15:40:17 GMT
No, but sounds like a book I might like to read.
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Post by M~ on Oct 26, 2016 15:41:25 GMT
Yes. I absolutely do. Her contribution to science, albeit without her consent, has been immeasurable.
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Post by IAmUnoriginal on Oct 26, 2016 15:43:34 GMT
Yes. I read the book on Pea recommendations. Before that, I had never heard of her.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Oct 26, 2016 15:46:03 GMT
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Post by ginacivey on Oct 26, 2016 15:50:15 GMT
until something happened to her cells and the medical community started called her family for blood donations..... gina |
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is that what that book says? That they experimented on her w/o treating her?
