The family of Lacks, who was Black, accused Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. of unjustly profiting off the cells, which contributed to the development of countless medical breakthroughs including the polio vaccine and genetic mapping. The terms of the settlement are confidential.
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Family of Henrietta Lacks Settles Lawsuit 70 Years After Groundbreaking Medical Research
The family of former Johns Hopkins Hospital patient Henrietta Lacks has settled a lawsuit against the biotech company that used her cervical cells for research. So reports the Associated Press.
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