Modern Times: The Way of All Flesh (1997)

September 4, 2012 4:11 AM

A documentary by Adam Curtis on Henrietta Lacks and HeLa cell line created from her cells. Previously. Previously.
posted by hat_eater (7 comments total)

HeLa cool.
posted by jaduncan at 4:47 AM on September 4, 2012

The Century of the Cells. (Previously.)
posted by box at 4:56 AM on September 4, 2012

I just read the book about her. Fascinating. Thank you Henrietta for your contribution.
posted by pearlybob at 5:29 AM on September 4, 2012 [1 favorite]

Rebecca Skloot, author of the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, is on a speaking tour. She'll be in Ann Arbor on November 7, other dates listed on her website.
posted by leslies at 6:01 AM on September 4, 2012

I've plated many of her cells; it was always a little strange realizing that they came from a living person.
posted by Mister_A at 8:51 AM on September 4, 2012

You know, a person who once lived.
posted by Mister_A at 9:42 AM on September 4, 2012

Speaking of cells: Stem cells bring back feeling for paralysed patients
posted by homunculus at 10:48 AM on September 4, 2012 [1 favorite]