Introduction Henrietta Lacks was an African American woman whose cells changed the world of medicine forever. Born in 1920 and passed away in 1951, her cancer cells—taken without her permission—became the first immortal human cells ever grown in a lab. Known as HeLa cells, they helped create vaccines, fight diseases, and power medical breakthroughs for over 70 years. Her story is both inspiring and heartbreaking, raising important questions about consent, ethics, and racial injustice in healthcare. Who Was Henrietta Lacks? Henrietta Lacks was an African American woman born on August…