[yasr_overall_rating] An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.
“The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks” Comes To Blu-ray & DVD September 5
An African-American woman becomes the unwitting pioneer for multiple medical developments, such as the Polio vaccine, when her cells are harvested to create the first immortal human cell line. Her story, previously lost in history, is brought to life in HBO® Films’ “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” Led by Oscar® nominee and TV icon …
“The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks” Available For Digital Download From HBO May 29
See Oprah Winfrey in “one of the best performances of her career” (Variety), when “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” is available for Digital Download May 29th.
HBO Films’ “The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks” Debuts On HBO April 22
In 1951, a vibrant African-American woman was dying of cervical cancer at age 31. Under the bright lights of an operating room, surgeons harvested cells from her tumor that would prove to be astonishingly immortal and would change the face of medicine forever. Yet she, and any recognition of her involuntary donation would long remain …