On which date was Henrietta Lacks born?
August 2, 1920
August 1, 1923
August 1, 1920
August 4, 1920
Answer
Henrietta Lacks was born on August 1, 1920. She was an African-American woman from Roanoke, Virginia, whose cancerous cells were taken without her knowledge or consent and became the immortal cell line known as HeLa. HeLa cells have been crucial in medical research, contributing to advancements in areas such as polio vaccines, cancer research, and gene mapping.
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