Statue of Henrietta Lacks unveiled at University of Bristol

A life-size bronze statue of Henrietta Lacks, a Black American woman whose cells were the first ever to survive and multiply outside the body, and whose use changed the course of modern medicine, has been unveiled at the University of Bristol by members of her family to honour the 70th anniversary of her cells first being used.
Source: University of Bristol news - Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Announcements, Public engagement; Faculty of Life Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news