HeLa Cells
When Deborah and Zakariyya see HeLa cells in Christoph Lengauer's lab for the first time, they're overwhelmed by their beauty. The cells seem to be moving in a mysterious dance, floating to some ki...
The Lacks Home-House
In its heyday under Henrietta's care, the Lacks home-house is the kind of place you want to be: food cooking on the stove, mom there to take care of the kids, a sense of shared history and memory....
Photos of Henrietta and Elsie Lacks
There are very few pictures of Henrietta and her lost child, which makes them precious to the family and of special significance to their stories. In Henrietta's case, there's only one of her stand...
Medical Paternalism
Paternalism was one philosophy about the doctor-patient relationship. It meant that the doctor always—always—knew what was best for the patient. This meant that he (and it was usually a "he"; p...