light. This made it possible to visualize information about a person's DNA in their chromosomes. On September 13, 2001, Franklin Salisbury Jr., president of the National Cancer Research Foundation, wanted to hold his conference on that date in Henrietta's honor. Salisbury wanted Deborah to speak and accept a plaque in her mother's honor. Two days before this date, the September 11 attacks took place. Rebecca and Deborah were both leaving that day to go to Washington DC for the conference, but they canceled it because they didn't think Washington DC was safe from terrorists. Deborah was overwhelmed because they were among the first to recognize Henrietta's contribution to science. It was a very sad day for all of us. Johns Hopkins Hospital says it never made money from HeLa cells because George Gey donated them. Deborah and the rest of her family still didn't believe it. She even had a hard time understanding that no one was paying Rebecca to publish the book. Keep in mind: this is just a sample. Get a personalized article from our expert writers now. Get a Custom Essay Conclusion The book tells the story of how Henrietta was a black woman born into slavery. Her cells were taken without her consent and used by white scientists. As Rebecca Skloot said: "It was the story of white people selling black, of black cultures 'contaminating' white people... It was also the story of cells of an uncredited black woman becoming one of the most important tools in medicine. » Current laws state that it is illegal to release medical records without the patient's consent. If this law had been in force in Henrietta's time, we would not be as advanced in science as we are today. It is thanks to it that scientists found a way to immortalize cells by exposing them to certain things. This is why a story like Henrietta's may never happen again...

Essay / light. This made it possible to visualize information about a person's DNA in their chromosomes. On September 13, 2001, Franklin Salisbury Jr., president of the National Cancer Research Foundation, wanted to hold his conference on that date in Henrietta's honor. Salisbury wanted Deborah to speak and accept a plaque in her mother's honor. Two days before this date, the September 11 attacks took place. Rebecca and Deborah were both leaving that day to go to Washington DC for the conference, but they canceled it because they didn't think Washington DC was safe from terrorists. Deborah was overwhelmed because they were among the first to recognize Henrietta's contribution to science. It was a very sad day for all of us. Johns Hopkins Hospital says it never made money from HeLa cells because George Gey donated them. Deborah and the rest of her family still didn't believe it. She even had a hard time understanding that no one was paying Rebecca to publish the book. Keep in mind: this is just a sample. Get a personalized article from our expert writers now. Get a Custom Essay Conclusion The book tells the story of how Henrietta was a black woman born into slavery. Her cells were taken without her consent and used by white scientists. As Rebecca Skloot said: "It was the story of white people selling black, of black cultures 'contaminating' white people... It was also the story of cells of an uncredited black woman becoming one of the most important tools in medicine. » Current laws state that it is illegal to release medical records without the patient's consent. If this law had been in force in Henrietta's time, we would not be as advanced in science as we are today. It is thanks to it that scientists found a way to immortalize cells by exposing them to certain things. This is why a story like Henrietta's may never happen again...

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