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Henrietta Lacks’s legacy reshapes research ethics
Henrietta Lacks, whose donated cells transformed biomedical research, was long left out of science’s story. Her family’s fight has helped restore her place in history and strengthen rules intended to protect dignity and consent in medical research.
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