You Won't Believe What These Scientists STOLE!! From the blatant theft of her cells to the amazing research that has followed…stay tuned to number 1 to find out the real life story of Henrietta Lacks! This top 10 brought to you by Zero2Hero!! Don't forget to subscribe here! https://goo.gl/NXuChu Click here to learn about the Amazing History Of The Conquistadors!! https://youtu.be/So90Qyh2ZTA Number 10: Immortal Cells. We all wish to be immortal, or at the very least, to live a long and healthy life without fear of a sudden passing. But when it came to Henrietta Lacks, she had within her body something that could be defined as immortality, even though the definition that you are thinking of isn't correct in this context. Because Henrietta Lacks was not immortal, she passed away in the 1950's. But, her cells, technically, were immortal. Or more accurately, one particular set of cells were. You see, she was being treated for a type of cancer, and when her cells were sent to a cancer researcher who discovered that her cells would not only live on, despite various things happening to them, but that they could reproduce indefinitely. Now the idea of immortal cancer cells probably doesn’t sound appealing, but that's not what happened. The scientists used these cells as a basis to create various medicines. Much like how you use a virus to try to find a medicine strong enough to counter it. And her cells were a big help to the world, even giving her the nickname of "The Mother Of Modern Medicine" because of the effect her cells had on the field of medicine. But in this case, this was one mother who didn't know she had a child. Number 9: Consent. I want you to think about a great invention or discovery. It could be the telephone, electricity, the engine, whatever you want. Now, do you know who discovered or created this thing or construct? If you can, great, and if you can't, you could very easily look it up. The point I'm trying to make here is that just about every major invention or discovery that the world has made has been credited to certain people because of their involvement with the project. It's only fair that we credit those who did very hard work. Right? If you're wondering where this is going, well...I’m about to tell you. Henrietta Lacks was getting treated for cancer when her doctors made the discovery about her "immortal cells". But instead of going to her and asking for more samples so that they could try and make more progress with it. They basically stole her cells, and then sent them all over the world for other doctors, surgeons, and researchers to look over them and see what they thought of the endeavor. It was so bad that doctors from all over the world were examining her cells and Henrietta Lacks herself didn't even know what was going on. In fact, her family didn't even know until long after she passed away! And when they did find out..the family was furious as you'll soon find out. What did the research institutions and doctors have to say about this? Well, here's a statement made from John Hopkins...60 years after the deed was done: "It’s important to note that at the time the cells were taken from Mrs. Lacks’ tissue, the practice of obtaining informed consent from cell or tissue donors was essentially unknown among academic medical centers.” "essentially unknown", in other words, they didn't have to do it back then and they can prove it. But it doesn't excuse what they did. Especially since the family soon found out about the practice of using Henrietta’s cells, now known as the HeLa Cells because many people were curious about their source. This is a serious invasion of human rights. While it was fine to study her original cells, as she was being treated for cancer, the widespread distribution of them was a breach of trust and confidence. If for no other reason than Henrietta Lacks and her family received no credit, no financial royalties from all the medicine that was made from her cells, which are continued to be used to this day. If something like this were to happen today? There would be trials and hearings and firings the world over. But because of loopholes and shadow games, that won't happen. Number 8: Her Cells Did Indeed Save Lives. Before we talk about the amazing findings within her cells, take a moment to like this video and join the Zero2Hero community by hitting that subscribe button below! Whether you condone what happened with the HeLa Cells or not, there's no denying that some of the things that the cells did for the world at large has been largely beneficial. For example, polio vaccine, AIDS treatment, chemotherapy treatment, in vitro fertilization, gene mapping and many more procedures and medicines were concocted because of the HeLa Cells. Polio was once one of the most deadly and crippling diseases in the United States, and now, it's a literal thing of the past.
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