These cells, originating from Henrietta Lacks, a young mother from Baltimore, have become one of the most significant tools ...

Family of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were taken for research, settles with company that profited The family of Henrietta Lacks is settling a lawsuit against a biotechnology company it accuses of ...

Some of the most popular and well-known biographies include Isaacson’s recent book about Elon Musk, Ron Chernow’s Alexander ...

In October 1951, Henrietta Lacks, a mother of five children, died of uterine cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, USA, at the age of 31. Without her consent, doctors took cell samples from ...

An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.

Henrietta, Texas (KAUZ) - Henrietta ISD successfully passed their bond over the weekend. The school district is getting ready for the next steps. With the $36 million bond passing, it is time for the ...

Now that both propositions have passed it means a lot of change is coming to Henrietta ISD. Proposition A, which won 66 ...

The family of Henrietta Lacks has filed another lawsuit accusing a second company of unjustly profiting off her cells for generations Geico is off the hook for now from paying $5.2 million to a ...

A 7-year-old boy was last seen leaving the Marshall's store in Henrietta; deputies are asking for help finding him ...

In addition to burgers, fries and other fast-food fare, the restaurant wants to serve beer and wine to adults. Last month, ...

HENRIETTA, N.Y. — Monroe County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a suspect after two employees of a Henrietta restaurant were tied up and robbed at gunpoint on Friday morning. The sheriff ...