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HeLa cells are the most famous human cells in science. Discover how cervical cancer, HPV proteins, and bioethics shaped one of medicine’s biggest breakthroughs.

cervical cancer

Microscopy view of cancerous human cervix cells stained violet.

Why Some HPV Infections Carry More Cervical Cancer Risk

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Obesity Protects Against Genital Herpes in Mice, Study Finds

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Harboring Hard and Soft Cells Lets Tumors Grow and Metastasize Simultaneously

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DNA Methylation Could Predict Ovarian, Breast Cancers

Virologist Keerti Shah Dies

Taller People More Prone to Cancer

Image of the Day: Henrietta Lacks

Genetic Test Could Replace Pap Smear

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Failed vaccine trial raises questions

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Universe 25 Experiment

A woman in her 60s wears a yellow tank top and brown-rimmed glasses while placing a hormone-replacement patch on her upper arm.

Flawed Studies Linked Menopausal Hormone Therapy to Breast Cancer

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Publisher Investigates an Alleged Peer Review Extortion Attempt

A painting depicts an operation with a patient under anesthesia as doctors surround him and other doctors watch from the operating theater.

The Origin of Anesthesia: Feuding Scientists, War, and Dart Poison

Multimedia

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Mapping Tissues with Spatial Biology

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Expanding What Super-Resolution Microscopy Can Capture

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Epic Fail: Sea-Monkeys Sabotage Fieldwork

When Barry Hicks set out to photograph thrombolites, thousands of unexpected visitors photobombed his underwater images.

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