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NIH, Lacks family reach understanding to share genomic data of HeLa cells

"Just like their matriarch, the Lacks family continues to have a significant impact on medical progress by providing access to an important scientific tool that researchers will use to study the cause and effect of many diseases with the goal of developing treatments," said NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. In the Nature Comment, Dr. …