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Who is henrietta lacks

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I'm pretty sure she was born August 1, 1920, in Roanoke, Virginia who died October 4, 1951, in Baltimore, Maryland, she's an American woman whose cervical cancer cells were the source of the HeLa cell line, research on which contributed to numerous important scientific advances.

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Answer:Henrietta Lacks, née Loretta Pleasant, (born August 1, 1920, Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.—died October 4, 1951, Baltimore, Maryland), American woman whose cervical cancer cells were the source of the HeLa cell line, research on which contributed to numerous important scientific advances.

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