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James Michael Taylor

After reading the book: The Immortal Life of Henryetta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. Google HeLa cells and you’ll get the whole story. The most famous cell line EVER.

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Her name was Henryetta Lacks but she never knew
Her family finally learned the facts there was nothing they could do
Run, HeLa, run. Run, HeLa, run.
The doctors stole her tissue and much to their surprise
The normal cell will wear out but Henryetta’s multiplies
Run, HeLa, run. Run, HeLa, run.
The things they stole from her. They never told her.
It isn’t over yet.
Tho HeLa lives on - hell of a lesson
(a million cells grow into a billion cells more
a billion cells grow into a trillion cells more)
Them that’s got gets more. Them that ain’t stays poor
Now every lab coat is contaminated.
It’s a HeLa of a mess.
They called her Helen. No laws were broken.
She was dead and gone but HeLa carries on.
Her name was Henryetta Lacks, a mother and a wife
Sixty years later and we celebrate her life
Run, HeLa, run. Run, HeLa, run.
The things they stole from her. They never told her
It isn’t over yet.
Now every lab coat is contaminated.
It’s a HeLa of a mess.
They called her Helen. No laws were broken.
She was dead and gone but HeLa carries on.
Her name was Henryetta Lacks, a mother and a wife
Sixty years later and we celebrate her life
Run, HeLa, run. Run, HeLa, run.