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Memorial to Henrietta Lacks

Roanoke, Virginia - A statue of Henrietta Lacks. Without her permission, living cells were collected from Lacks at Johns Hopkins Hospital during her treatment for cancer. Her HeLa cell line has since been widely used for resarch against many diseases and in the development of vaccines. The statue was created by Lawrence Bechtel.

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Keywords:	Henrietta / Lacks / immortal / cells / HeLa / cell / line / research / medical / research / science / health / medicine / health / care / woman / African-American / cancer / Johns / Hopkins / consent / biology / statue / sculpture / Lawrence / Bechtel / Roanoka / Virginia / USA / United / States / America / horizontal
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Date added:	Sep 24, 2026
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Image Description:	Roanoke, Virginia - A statue of Henrietta Lacks. Without her permission, living cells were collected from Lacks at Johns Hopkins Hospital during her treatment for cancer. Her HeLa cell line has since been widely used for resarch against many diseases and in the development of vaccines. The statue was created by Lawrence Bechtel.
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