The most famous of these is the continuously dividing HeLa line, derived from the cervical cancer cells of a woman named Henrietta Lacks. More than 65,000 scientific studies using HeLa cells have ...

This video of a so-called HeLa cell dividing demonstrates how sensitive the cell division process is. While all is going well at the beginning of the video, as the clip nears its end you can see the ...

We report here some of our observations on the rate of RNA synthesis in synchronized HeLa cells during one division cycle.

Lacks’ cervical cancer cells, called “HeLa” after the first two letters of her first and last name, are immortal, continuing to divide when most cells would die. This ability to survive ...

This interview was originally broadcast on Dec. 13, 2010. The HeLa cell line — one of the most revolutionary tools of biomedical research — has played a part in some of the world's most ...

Cell division is the process of a cell splitting into two genetically identical daughter ... Finally, the ring becomes small enough that it pinches off the plasma membrane and seals it, separating the ...

For some reason, her cells, later labeled HeLa, just kept dividing. In the decades after this breakthrough discovery, HeLa cells have become a staple in scientific research. Biotech companies have ...

Dr. Gey informed colleagues that his lab had grown the first immortal cell line. HeLa cells are classed as immortal as they can divide multiple times without dying. This ability comes from the cells ...

But most cells die or make limited copies of themselves after they’re removed from the body by a doctor or a scientist. HeLa cells were the first human cells that researchers could grow and ...

The cells, which divide indefinitely, were shared and studied widely without Lacks’ consent, becoming a key tool in biomedical research.