James Tanner
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Timeline
1952
First immortal cells cultured. Collected from Henrietta's cervix. Named HeLa cells. Henrietta dies from cervical cancer. HeLa used to grow massive amount of cells.
Prompt #5
Create a timeline that begins with the removal of Henrietta"s tissuse sample and traces the scientific and medical breakthroughs that have been made possible as a result of HeLa cells. Explain how HeLa cells were used in each situation
1953
1954
HeLa chromosomes visible by hemotoxylin stain.
HeLa cells become first cloned cells.
February 6, 1951 Henrietta went back to Johns Hopkins so they could treat her for her cancer with radium. Radium is like chemotherapy; it destroys all cells it encounters, killing …show more content…
1996
199-2005
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act makes it illegal for medical records to be revealed publicly.
Rolland Pattilo names October 11, HeLa Day. 1999 1999:
RAND Corporation published report that says 307 million tissue samples from 178 million people are stored in the USA. Most taken without consent. 2005 2005:
2006:
HeLa cells used in Nanotechnology Research.
Native American Havasupai tribe sue Arizona State University to remove tissue samples taken without consent.
6000 patients sue Washington University to remove tissue samples from sample bank. 2 courts rule against patients.
US Government issued patents for nearly 20 percent of known human genes. 2006 2006:
2009
NIH researcher is charged for providing thousands of tissue samples to pharmaceutical companies in exchange for half a million dollars. 2009
National Institutes of Health spend $13.5 million to make a bank of fetal blood samples.
Parents in Minnesota and Texas sue to stop fetal bank because blood can be traced back to infant and because it was performed without consent.
150,000 scientists sue Myraid Genetics for patenting the human breast-cancer gene. Inhibits scientific research. The Future of HeLa? 1955
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Timeline
1952
First immortal cells cultured. Collected from Henrietta's cervix. Named HeLa cells. Henrietta dies from cervical cancer. HeLa used to grow massive amount of cells.
Prompt #5
Create a timeline that begins with the removal of Henrietta"s tissuse sample and traces the scientific and medical breakthroughs that have been made possible as a result of HeLa cells. Explain how HeLa cells were used in each situation
1953
1954
HeLa chromosomes visible by hemotoxylin stain.
HeLa cells become first cloned cells.
February 6, 1951 Henrietta went back to Johns Hopkins so they could treat her for her cancer with radium. Radium is like chemotherapy; it destroys all cells it encounters, killing …show more content…
1996
199-2005
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act makes it illegal for medical records to be revealed publicly.
Rolland Pattilo names October 11, HeLa Day. 1999 1999:
RAND Corporation published report that says 307 million tissue samples from 178 million people are stored in the USA. Most taken without consent. 2005 2005:
2006:
HeLa cells used in Nanotechnology Research.
Native American Havasupai tribe sue Arizona State University to remove tissue samples taken without consent.
6000 patients sue Washington University to remove tissue samples from sample bank. 2 courts rule against patients.
US Government issued patents for nearly 20 percent of known human genes. 2006 2006:
2009
NIH researcher is charged for providing thousands of tissue samples to pharmaceutical companies in exchange for half a million dollars. 2009
National Institutes of Health spend $13.5 million to make a bank of fetal blood samples.
Parents in Minnesota and Texas sue to stop fetal bank because blood can be traced back to infant and because it was performed without consent.
150,000 scientists sue Myraid Genetics for patenting the human breast-cancer gene. Inhibits scientific research. The Future of HeLa? 1955