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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

What makes this sample so unique is that this is the first cell linewe have discovered in...

What makes this sample so unique is that this is the first cell line
we have discovered in over 30 years of trying that can survive and reproduce indefinitely

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What makes this sample so unique
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is that this is the first cell line we have discovered
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in over 30 years of trying
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that can survive and reproduce indefinitely.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:48
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
Harpo Films,Cine Mosaic,HBO Films

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Movie Summary

An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.
With this, scientists will be able to perform experiments - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:11
With this, scientists will be able to perform experiments
NEWSCASTER: Known as "HeLa," this cell strain - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:16
NEWSCASTER: Known as "HeLa," this cell strain
REPORTER: Who owns the patent on this vaccine? - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:10
REPORTER: Who owns the patent on this vaccine?
No. No, but towards the end of her life, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:08
No. No, but towards the end of her life,
By this time, she was unconscious, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:14
By this time, she was unconscious,
MAN: We see no reason why an interesting story - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
MAN: We see no reason why an interesting story
And so, George, rather than run the risk of getting in trouble for disclosing it, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:15
And so, George, rather than run the risk of getting in troub...
...remarkable advances in medicine and surgery - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
...remarkable advances in medicine and surgery
DEBORAH: For years, it seemed like a dream, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:30
DEBORAH: For years, it seemed like a dream,
DR. PATTILLO: Freelance science and medical writer and editor. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:05
DR. PATTILLO: Freelance science and medical writer and edito...
DR. PATTILLO: And, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:08
DR. PATTILLO: And,
The family calls her "Dale." - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:24
The family calls her "Dale."
Well, from 1932 to '72, the U.S. Public Health Service, uh, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:13
Well, from 1932 to '72, the U.S. Public Health Service,...
(LAUGHS) Yes. Yeah. That's right. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:04
(LAUGHS) Yes. Yeah. That's right.
But when I was in high school, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:08
But when I was in high school,
And, in my opinion, the hospital, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:12
And, in my opinion, the hospital,
And at the same time, I was taking a biology class - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:14
And at the same time, I was taking a biology class
And after the class, I asked him, "What can you tell me about her?" - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:09
And after the class, I asked him, "What can you tell me...
And, Dr. Pattillo, the Lacks family trusts you, - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:14
And, Dr. Pattillo, the Lacks family trusts you,
- (TV PLAYING) - (PHONE RINGING) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
- (TV PLAYING) - (PHONE RINGING)