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Stanley M. Gartler, a molecular biologist and geneticist who helped provide the first convincing evidence that cancerous tumors develop from a single mutated cell, died on May 25 in Seattle.

He provided the first convincing evidence that cancerous tumors develop from a single mutated cell and later helped expose contamination by cells taken from Henrietta Lacks.

Thomas Mulligan examines the profound impact and ethical complexities surrounding the enduring biological legacy of Henrietta Lacks and her contribution to groundbreaking scientific discoveries.

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Cells taken from Henrietta Lacks without her consent in the 1950s helped transform modern medicine. Her estate has now reached a second settlement with a major pharmaceutical company. Courtesy photo.