The Way of All Flesh

Follows the story of the cells of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman who died in 1951 of cancer. Before she died cells were removed from her body and cultivated in a laboratory in the hope that they could help find a cure for cancer. The cells (known as the HeLa line) have been growing ever since, and the scientists found that they were growing in ways they could not control.

Thanks to Maria Ford-Bell for this contribution.