Henrietta Lacks recognized with namesake congressional bill
over 3 years in NY Post
Congress is finally recognizing the lasting legacy of medical research pioneer Henrietta Lacks — with a bill named in the Maryland woman’s honor. Lack’s extraordinary, and unwitting, contribution to medical research was highlighted in the book, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” which described how her cervical cancer cells were biopsied by a doctor in...