Ep. 12 - Henrietta Lacks

Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Who’s Henrietta Lacks? Why care about HeLa cells, the first immortal cell line? What does it mean to be alive? Might we bring back the woolly mammoth?, and more in this twisting and turning cast. Website & Email Newsletter: https://commonscientists.com/ | Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commonscientists Resources: Henrietta Lacks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks Cancer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer HeLa Cell Line: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeLa Development of the Polio Vaccine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458465/ Moore v. Regents of the University of California: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore_v._Regents_of_the_University_of_California 23andme’s Privacy Policy: https://www.23andme.com/privacy/ Wealthy funder pays reparations for use of HeLa cells: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03042-5 Altered Carbon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altered_Carbon_(TV_series) Asexual reproduction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asexual_reproduction Woolly mammoth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolly_mammoth Why pandas are the most overrated animals on the planet: https://www.businessinsider.com/panda-most-overrated-animal-ever-2018-5 Reign of Fire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Fire_(film)