Henrietta Lacks

Authors of a new paper take issue with revisions to regulations on biospecimen research enacted last month, and argue that cell lines should be treated differently from other biospecimens.

A painting of the woman who was the source of HeLa cells will be on view at the National Portrait Gallery beginning May 15.

Family members of Lacks, the donor behind the widely used HeLa cell line, are planning to sue Johns Hopkins University.

She will also be an executive producer on the HBO Films project, which is based on a 2010 book about the life of Henrietta Lacks.

While genomic data sharing is essential for research, scientists must work to keep sensitive, potentially damaging information under wraps.

A working group including members of the Lacks family approves the first projects to use the HeLa genome.

Officials at the government agency hammer out an agreement with the Lacks family to provide restricted access to genomes of their relative’s unwittingly donated cells.

Researchers and bioethicists need to take advantage of events such as the recent publication of the HeLa genome to engage the public on topics of privacy, biobank regulation, and more.

European scientists have taken down the HeLa genome after publishing it without the consent of Henrietta Lacks’s family.