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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

With this, scientists willbe able to perform experiments that they never couldon a living...

With this, scientists will
be able to perform experiments that they never could
on a living human being. Growing like crabgrass

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With this, scientists will be able to perform experiments
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that they never could on a living human being.
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Growing like crabgrass.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:59
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.
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)
REBECCA: Hi, my name is Rebecca Skloot. How are you? - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 00:06
REBECCA: Hi, my name is Rebecca Skloot. How are you?