The legacy of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cells were used without her consent for groundbreaking medical research, continues to reverberate through the realms of science and ethics.
Recently, a US biotechnology company, Thermo Fisher Scientific, reached a settlement with Henrietta Lacks' family, acknowledging the historical significance of her immortal cells and the need for ethical considerations in medical research, as reported by ScienceAlert.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, known for representing the families of George Floyd and other Black victims of police violence, played a crucial role in filing a lawsuit on behalf of the Lacks estate in 2021.
On Tuesday, which would have marked Henrietta Lacks' 103rd birthday, Crump announced that the family and Thermo Fisher Scientific had reached a confidential settlement.
