This case highlighted a history of racial exploitation spanning seven decades, a grim reminder of a systemically racist medical system.
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Historic Settlement for Henrietta Lacks’ Family with Thermo Fisher Over Profiting from Cloned Cells
“Our black bodies are the prototype on which genealogical advancements were cultivated. Our genetics wove the original tapestry of weft threads that is now modern obstetrics and genealogy. Our bodies were sacrificed on the altar of scientific development; our minds contributed to their advancement.”
