Radiolab Extra: Henrietta Lacks
Radiolab Extra: Henrietta Lacks  
Podcast: Radiolab
Published On: Wed Apr 19 2017
Description: With all the recent talk about HBO's upcoming film, we decided it would be good time to re-run our story of one woman's medically miraculous cancer cells, and how Henrietta Lacks changed modern science and, eventually, her family's understanding of itself. Support Radiolab by becoming a member today at Radiolab.org/donate.