A normal human cell has 46 chromosomes — HeLa cells tends to have between 70 and 90. According to some scientists, the HeLa cell line should properly be considered its own species.

HeLa cells have 76 to 80 chromosomes, whereas normal human cells have 46. This is a result of infection with HPV which causes errors in the genome to accumulate as uncontrolled division occurs.

HeLa cells get their name from the person they belonged to: Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman and mother of five who in 1951 got diagnosed with cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

In an amazing twist of fate, the aggressive cervical cancer tumor that killed Henrietta Lacks, a 31-year old African American mother, became an essential tool that helped the biomedical field ...

It is averred that Lacks’ cervical cancer provided the mutation that was required for her cells to evade normal cell death. HeLa cells were the first human cells to be successfully cloned in ...

Researchers have developed a new groundbreaking technology that can convert some cancer cells into a state that resembles normal cells without killing them. This approach not only represents a new ...

Known as HeLa cells, the cells from Lacks' body led advanced research in a wide range of medical fields, including vaccine development, cancer treatments and AIDS research.

This mixed-media artwork uses pen and watercolor pencil to depict cultured HeLa cells, the oldest immortalized cell line. Aligned with the theme of Black History Month 2024, ‘African Americans and the ...