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doing to her. Ultimately Henrietta died from cervix cancer, however her cells that were taken from her did not die. They became known as HeLa cells and earned doctors billions of dollars without her family even aware that she was such an important person in science. After Henrietta Lacks died, doctors began to narrow in on her family to discover more about HeLa…

Alkaloids are a group of nitrogen-containing compounds found primarily in plants. In fact, they are one of the largest assortments of chemical weapons produced by plants. “According to R.F. Raffauf, more than 10,000 different alkaloids have been discovered in species from over 300 plant families” (Fester, 2010). Although these chemicals are thought to have been present in our world long before humanity came into being, the structure of some alkaloids such as dopamine and serotonin are…

Luigi Zavala Ms. Underhill 6th Grade HELA 12 December 2016 A Modern Time Holocaust Have you ever heard of the horrific and terrifying Holocaust? Well, it was an event that happened over five years, and 17 million people were killed by Hitler. Today, situations all around the world are resembling this same problem. I believe that an event like the Holocaust can recur again, and it will not be ignored like before. For example, North Korea, ISIS, Darfur are Holocaust-like events that are happening…

In the book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ Skloot develops variety’s of central ideas throughout the text. One of the central ideas is patients rights. She anylisis this central idea by demostrating how the patients have their rights, yet its like they didnt have any. First off with HEnrietta, Henrietta was a african american patient at hopkins hospitl. Which was the only option she had since segregation was a thing back then. They made henrietta sign a consent form, On page 31 it…

Life is defined as an opportunity for continued viability. This means that everyone is given a chance to change things. Some may choose to change the world for the better, while others change the world for the worse. Part One of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is called “Life,” and there are multiple reasons as to why this specific word was chosen as the title. George and Margaret Gey were a pair of doctors that had a specific goal, as showed in this quote, “The Geys were determined to grow…

1. Introduction The aim is to produce a biopolymerical matrix from alginate derivatives loaded with chlorhexidine derivatives (chlorhexidine digluconate and chlorhexidine dihydrochloride) to use in treating periodontal diseases, which is widespread internationally. These diseases are referred to as periodontitis, or also as gingivitis. Gingivitis happens when the plaque and tartar stay longer time on teeth, and then become more harmful. In gingivitis, the gums become red, swollen and can bleed…

feelings of love and how many people may choose one person despite not be able to catch that said person they love from afar. In the poem, the speaker describe a difficult hunt by saying “Whoso list to hunt, I know where is an hind, But as for me, hélas, I may no more.” (1-2). These lines the speaker explains how an intense hunt, that is not fit for him, may be better for younger hunters. The hunt proves to be difficult later on due to the awareness the deer shows and the speed it has to avoid…

The Immortal Life Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life Henrietta Lacks by Rebeca Skloot. Henrietta lived in a poor black town she farmed where once her slave family farmed. But Henrietta got sick. Henrietta got cancer. At this time doctors were trying to grow cells to help cure disease. So, when Henrietta got cancer they took her cells with out asking her. But with the doctors taking her cells there where many medical advantages. I think that in healthcare there are some things that you have to be…

Rebecca Skloot, in the second part of the “Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks”, extensively examines the relationship of science with the non-scientific and indicates the reality of the scientific community. Basically, the reading explicates the consequences, both within and outside science, of the research enthusiasm of the scientists. Humans are classified in terms of their ability and regularity of exercising science. This categorization is quite different from those based on identity such as…

Kevin Lee HELA 9 Ms.Weed 7 December, 2015 Personal Narrative The month of July 2015 I went on a life changing journey. I was going on a eight day liveaboard scuba diving trip in the Bahamas. This trip consisted of fourteen dives including a shark dive, and many other amazing types of dives. One day in late January of 2015 I got my call to this scuba diving trip. I was at my boy scout meeting on one of the last Mondays of January when they started to talk about the scuba diving trip in…