The Legacy of Henrietta Lacks Discussion

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What would you think about your cells being distributed across the world and used for biomedical research...without your knowledge or permission? This happened to Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cancer cells led to the development of the HeLa cell line. This cell line was the first immortalized cell line and became one of the most important cell lines in medical research.

Please read "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot (http://rebeccaskloot.com/the-immortal-life/) (외부 사이트로 연결합니다.) OR watch this video, "Henrietta Lacks: The Immortal Woman":Henrietta Lacks: The Immortal Woman (외부 사이트로 연결합니다.)

You can learn more about her legacy by watching "Henrietta Lacks, Her Impact and Our Outreach" atHenrietta Lacks | Her Impact and Our Outreach (외부 사이트로 연결합니다.)

In no less than 200 words, please describe the three unique properties that characterize a cancer cells found in Chapter 12 of your textbook. Also, share how Henrietta Lack's story affects your view of bioethics. Should you have the rights to your DNA and your cells, or is tissue taken from your body simply medical waste? After you have posted your view, respond to at least one of your classmates' posts. Your post should be a reply to this message- not to a classmate's post. You will not receive credit for the post unless your discussion is a reply to this prompt. Note that BONUS POINTS are available for posting additional thoughtful responses to your classmates' posts.

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NOTE: The SLOs for this course are supported by individual CLOs that stated for each chapter covered in this course. The discussions you participate are intended to further support specific learning objectives, as well as to provide you opportunities to ask questions on the material about which you are learning. The SLOs and CLOs that this discussion supports are:

SLO4. Compare and contrast the structures, reproduction, and characteristics of viruses, prokaryotic cells, and eukaryotic cells.

• CLO12-6. Describe three unique properties that characterize a cancer cell.