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Posted: 2013-08-08T02:11:00Z | Updated: 2013-08-08T02:11:00Z Feds Reach Settlement with Henrietta Lacks' Family | HuffPost

Feds Reach Settlement with Henrietta Lacks' Family

Some 60 years ago, a doctor in Baltimore removed cancer cells from a poor black patient named Henrietta Lacks without her knowledge or consent. Those cells eventually helped lead to a multitude of medical treatments and lay the groundwork for the multibillion-dollar biotech industry.