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Dr. Lawrence Wilson Jr. took samples of both cancerous and healthy cervical from Henrietta Lacks without her knowledge.
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Dr. George Gey put the cancerous cells in culture and they continued to divide and create new cells, making them immortal.
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HeLa cells became the first cells to travel through mail. At first it was sent in culture on an aircraft carrier but they died easily. The cells then began to be frozen which "paused" the cells from reproducing and protected them from the dangers of traveling. Freezing the cells also resulted in more cells surviving the journey.
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Cells are created by the trillions in factories.
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The factory produced HeLa cells were used to concoct a vaccine for polio which affected thousands during the time including FDR.
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HeLa cells were infected with many types of infections and diseases, such as herpes and maps, and then treated with different vaccines to see if they would work.
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A new field in science is created to study viruses and diseases on cells, and attempt to cure them.
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HeLa cells were accidentally dyed with hematoxylin and made their chromosomes visible. It was then discovered that there were 46 chromosomes, not 48.
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One HeLa cell was isolated from the rest, and began dividing to make exact copies of the original cell. This began the idea of gene therapy, and cloning animals and potentially people.
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Multiple patients of Chester Southam were injected with saline solution and HeLa cells. Where the solution was injected, small tumors began growing. Some patients' went away by themselves, others had to be removes, and some kept returning.
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Inmates at Ohio State Penitentiary were injected with he same solution, and grew tumors as well. However, all tumors wen away on their own.
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the Russian Space program put HeLa cells into orbit to see how cells react when cells go past the ozone layer. The cells multiplied faster.
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Healthy cells growing in culture and being used for skin grafts were becoming cancerous. Lewis Coriell believed it to be from HeLa cells carried through the air.
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HeLa cells were combined with mouse cells to create a human-animal hybrid.
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Stanley Gartner believes that HeLa cells could have caused genetic deformities in new generations.
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HeLa cells were used to see how cells reacted to radiation.
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HeLa cells are used to create a vaccine to treat monkeypox.
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HeLa cells were exposed to salmonella to see how it affected human cells.
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HeLa cells were used to show how HPV linked cervical and other cancers. HeLa was infected with HPV to observe the effects.
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It was discovered that HeLa cells have telomerase which causes their telomeres to continue growing. It is unique because most cell's telomeres distinguish over time and disappear, but HeLa cells did not.
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Hell cells were injected with oliogoadenylate synthase hybrid gene that protected the cells from HIV.
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HeLa cells were infected with tuberculosis and scientists created and tested a cure for tuberculosis.