In the nonfiction book‚ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks‚ Rebecca Skloot argues that the Lacks family should be compensated for the exploited use of Henrietta’s Cells. It is unfortunate that the Lacks family did not know that research was being done on Henrietta’s cells‚ which made the family feel like they were betrayed by doctors at the Johns Hopkins Hospital‚ but it was a common practice of doctors in the 1950s and consent was not required for research as it is today. Also‚ it is unfair that
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HeLa Cells are Important to Science Henrietta Lacks‚ a poor black woman in the 1950’s‚ unknowingly had samples taken from her cervical cancer specimen and changed science from that point on. Due to the continuous self-reproduction of the cells‚ HeLa cells are the most important cell line ever discovered by scientists to date! Popsci.com gave five reasons of why HeLa cells are so important to society. Popsci.com explained‚ “1. Before HeLa cells‚ scientists spent more time trying to keep cells alive
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as they are their bodies. A consent form will also ensure that people are informed of the risks because I do not think Henrietta was informed or did not fully understand. Doctors could lie and say that they told patients about the risks of becoming sterile‚ even if they did not. 2. An example of a medical treatment that might one day be considered
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many multi-billion dollar companies that specialize in selling her cells in vast quantities. Yet the Lacks families have received little recognition and compensation from the cells. Many people have argued that no one should be able to profit off their own cells or other body parts‚ because of the many legal‚ research‚ and ethical problems. While others argue that since the cells belonged to Henrietta‚ she should be able to compensate from them. While many experts have agreed that Henrietta’s
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Questions for Ch. 20-32 Chapter Twenty: The HeLa Bomb 1. What did Stanley Gartler discover about eighteen of the most commonly used cell cultures? Stanly Gartler found out that the cell cultures all contain a rare genetic marker called G6PD-A which was present almost exclusively in black Americans. 2. How did the scientific community respond to Gartler’s theory about HeLa contamination? I think Skloot puts it best: "Gartler’s findings did not go over
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gets into his background‚ and the theme of pain and suffering is present again. Cootie says “she been gone so long‚ even her memory pretty much dead now. Everything about Henrietta dead except them cells.” It shows about the Lacks family that even though they face death and hardships on every side‚ they don’t give up. Henrietta still took care of everyone‚ and Cootie still built his house. When Cootie was talking‚ he had the radio on and a preacher was talking in the background. Cootie was saying
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my mother to her check ups at the doctor and how I would ask the doctor if everything was okay and if something was wrong they would explain to me how it occurred and how to treat it. In this case it’s a bit different because Deborah has so many questions but no answers about how her mothers cells have done so much. And as a daughter I can relate that is why I feel it is an important passage.
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English-101 September 24‚ 2012 Essay 1 Tuskegee/Henrietta Lacks The Tuskegee Institute would test Syphilis on 600 African Americans‚ 399 would have Syphilis and 201 didn’t have Syphilis. They volunteered to do these tests so it’s not like they picked them randomly. This caused a lot of problems as soon as it became known to the public. Once people found out that they couldn’t use the vaccine to cure their Syphilis everyone got involved. When their families found out they started to wonder if
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The three foundational moral standards pertinent to the ethics of human subjects comprise of respect‚ beneficence‚ and justice. The integrity of research plays a noteworthy role in evidence-based research. (Houser‚ 2015‚ p. 52) “Research involving human subjects‚ ought to be directed under strict moral rules. The integrity of research requires more than meeting basic ethical principles for the treatment of human subjects. The researcher’s work must demonstrate integrity in all phases of the research
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think about the reason that HeLa cells were used to develop a polio vaccine? Because Henrietta saw how bad Cootie’s condition was and she always wanted to fix it. 3. Where does Cootie think Henrietta’s cancer came from? Cootie thinks Henrietta’s cancer came from spirits or the doctor did it because he does not believe cancer keeps growing after a person die. 4. Why did doctors stop giving Henrietta blood transfusions? Henrietta’s body was almost entirely taken over by tumors; her kidneys
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