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51: She’s in OUR DNA?! Who is Henrietta Lacks?

2022/8/24
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本期播客详细讲述了亨丽埃塔·拉克斯的故事。她的宫颈癌细胞HeLa细胞具有无限增殖能力，成为医学研究的突破性发现，对医学发展做出了巨大贡献，尤其是在研制小儿麻痹症疫苗方面。然而，她的细胞被未经她本人及家属同意地采集和使用，引发了严重的伦理争议。她的故事揭示了20世纪医学研究中存在的种族歧视和医疗不平等问题，以及对患者知情权和尊重权的忽视。同时，播客也讲述了后来科学家罗兰·帕蒂略医生与拉克斯家属取得联系，并向他们解释HeLa细胞的用途，表达敬意，弥补了之前的过失。

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Introduction to Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose cells have had a profound impact on medicine and whose story is largely unknown.

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Welcome to the Dark History podcast.  One of my favorite things about this podcast is learning about all kinds of people I had no idea even existed. And today’s story is exactly one of those.  In this week’s episode we are going to discuss the story of Henrietta Lacks. Who’s that you ask? Well she is the woman who changed the face of medicine and has saved millions of lives.  She’s also the woman whose DNA is inside you right now. But if she’s done all that, why doesn’t anyone know who she is. Well my dear, that’s because her identity was kept a secret for decades while others gathered acclaim and riches off of her cells. DRAMA.  ** **Episode Advertisers Include:  Best Fiends, Apostrophe, Zip Recruiter, and Hello Fresh. Learn more during the podcast about special offers!