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Earlier this year, the Lacks estate settled a lawsuit regarding a company’s profiting off of HeLa cells. The case serves as a reminder of the importance of proper ethics in human research.

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New Federal Policy for Human Research Subjects Delayed

Opinion: Biobanking Has a Consent Dilemma

Google’s DeepMind, UK’s NHS Criticized for Sharing Data

Henrietta Lacks’s Family Seeks Compensation

Oprah to Star in Henrietta Lacks Movie

Swedish Research Council: Macchiarini, Karolinska Skipped Ethical Review

Review: Sacred Stories, Genetic Privacy Collide

Nordic Gene Study Requires Consent

Leaders of Infant Trial Will Not Yet Face Sanctions

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Image of an enzyme targeting advanced glycation end-products on collagen and elastin.

Lawnmower-like Enzyme Rewinds Decades of Molecular Aging in Human Tissue

A person on an operation table getting anesthesia. A study revealed sex differences in ketamine anesthesia.

Female Brains Wake Up from Anesthesia Differently Than Male Brains

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How the Gut Differentiates Artificial Sweeteners from Sugars

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Ovarian Cancer Cells Use Fructose to Promote Metastasis 

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Improving rAAV Production for Viral Vector Manufacturing

Improving rAAV Production for Viral Vector Manufacturing

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Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

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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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Improving rAAV Production for Viral Vector Manufacturing

Improving rAAV Production for Viral Vector Manufacturing

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Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

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What Dictates PCR Success Before Amplification Begins?

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Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

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Resipher: Continuous Live-Cell Mitochondrial Respiration Monitoring in 96-Well Plates

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