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Family of Henrietta Lacks settles with biotech company over use of her cells

The family of Henrietta Lacks is settling a lawsuit against a biotechnology company it accuses of improperly profiting from her cells. The lawsuit claimed Thermo Fisher Scientific has made billions from tissue taken without the Black woman’s consent from her cervical cancer tumour. (August 1) Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au

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