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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cell division is the process of a cell splitting into two genetically ... separating the parent cell into its two daughter cells. A HeLa cell can range from 20 micrometers to 40 micrometers across, or ...

Known as HeLa cells, the cells from Lacks' body led advanced ... Unlike other cells Gey had worked with, Lacks' continued to divide and were viable outside her body in test tubes.

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

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

A cultured human cell (HeLa cell) in prophase. Chromosomes are shown in shades of red, microtubules are marked in blue. 3D image taken with a confocal microscope. Credit: Monica Gobran, Max Planck ...

As a cancer researcher who uses HeLa cells in my everyday work, even I sometimes find it hard to believe. On Aug. 1, 2023, over 70 years after doctors took Lacks’ cells without her consent or ...