Brain Science Beliefs

A researcher George Gey was given the cells of Henrietta’s tumor for research. George Gey discovered that Henrietta’s cells were unique and did something by no means seen before; they could be kept alive and grow. Before Henrietta’s cells, cultured cells would only be able to survive a few days. More time was spent on observing and preserving Henrietta’s cells than actually using them for research. It was

Henrietta Lacks was a poor African American that became one of the most vital tools in developing medicines like polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, and much more. She was a loving mother of five, wife, sister, and friend to many that was taken on October 4, 1951 at the age of thirty-one to cervical cancer. Henrietta’s cells were taken without her knowledge to develop the first ever immortal line of cells.

The scientific community is culpable of viewing Henrietta Lacks as an abstraction rather than a human being in that they disregarded her right to privacy in extracting her cells

These are issues because the cells of Henrietta lack were used to create “immortal” cells that provided a steady supply of cells for medical research and allowed to find cure for multiple diseases, and guaranteed the medical industry millions of dollar when her family his struggling to pay for healthcare. Moreover, researchers at Johns

Although she was taken from the world too soon, Henrietta Lacks was a warm hearted woman, and though unbeknownst to her, she would pave the way for the medical field and greatly expand our understanding of one of the nation’s

Henrietta Lacks died never knowing the impact her life would have on the world of medicine. A poor, black woman living in Baltimore, Maryland in the 1950s, Henrietta was diagnosed with cervical cancer and died only nine short months after her diagnosis at the age of thirty-one. The mother of five children, Henrietta most likely died thinking her family would be her legacy. Little did she know her doctor at John Hopkins hospital, George Gey, had taken some of her cells before she died. With Henrietta’s cells, Dr. Gey was finally able to achieve a goal he had been working toward for decades – creating the first line of immortal cells (Freeman). These cells have been used for countless scientific research and have solidified Henrietta Lacks’ place

I started my education in Erie, Pennslyviana.I attend McDowell High. I would say that we were one of the richer schools were I live. I am going to talk about my first assignment Brainology. I thought it was very interesting and it thought me a lot about how some people have different mindsets.

The non-fiction book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, written by Rebecca Skloot, details the happenings and life of Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman and tobacco farmer who became a medical miracle in the 1950’s. The book is written in an attempt to chronicle both the experiences and tribulations of Henrietta Lacks and her family, as well as the events that led to, and resulted from, research done on Henrietta Lacks’ cells. Henrietta was a very average African American woman in this period; she had only a seventh-grade level education, and followed traditional racial and gender roles by spending her time has a mother and caretaker, as well as working on farms throughout her life until the involvement of the US in World War II brought her and her husband, “Day” Lacks, comparatively better work opportunities in industrial steel mills. However, after her death in 1951 Henrietta became much more than average to doctors at John Hopkins when the discovered that cells extracted from her cancerous tissue continued to live and grow much longer than any other tissue samples. Further investigation and isolation of these thriving cells led to the creation of the first ever immortal human cell line in medical history. The incredible progress in medicine made possible by Henrietta Lack’s tissue cells were not without downfalls, though. The treatments and experiences received by Henrietta and the effects it had on her and her family demonstrate both racial and gender

Imagine if you were in the arctic with two other people and both of your travelling mates died; you were all alone, and you were many miles away what would you do? This is the story of Douglas Mawson. Douglas Mawson went on a painful journey to the Antarctic(“Into the Unknown”). There is yet still two other people that faced adversity and contributed to science. Henrietta Lacks was second in facing the most adversity in the course of contributing to science, she has a cancer and she dies at the age of thirty- one from the cancer. Phineas Gage had the least amount adversity in the course of contributing to science, he was working one day and a metal pole blasted through his head and he lived for eleven years after that. Douglas Mawson endured the most adversity in the course of contributing to science for a few reasons.

Henrietta Lacks was a poor, black woman who died of cervical cancer in the fifties. Her cells were taken from her during surgery, without her knowledge. However, back then there were no laws about informed consent and the mindset was entirely different. Researchers knew little about cells and how they function. Her immortal cells allowed researchers to have an ample amount of resources to be able to study cells and later on develop vaccines and treatments for many diseases. Even though her cells were cancerous, they still shared many basic characteristics of a normal cell, which allowed researchers to learn a lot about a cell’s basic function. Her story explains how medical research has developed and how health care has progressed over the past sixty years.

According to “The Women in the Photograph”, there was a photo of Henrietta Lacks as “young and playful, oblivious to the tumor growing inside her (Skloot, 1).” No one would have known her if it wasn’t for her cancer and her cells that helped the world discover important advances. If it wasn’t for the cancer, she would

If I could meet anyone and have a 30-minute conversation with them, it would be Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta Lacks is known in science because of her immortal cancer cells. Her cells, HeLa cells, were used by scientists to discover and research experiments that would be unethical on humans. Her cells played a big part in science because they helped scientists make breakthroughs in science including understanding AIDS. The important thing about Henrietta Lacks' story is the fact that her cells were taken without her permission. It was not until decades after her death in 1951 that her family became aware of HeLa cells. During the time of Henrietta's cancer treatments at Johns Hopkins Hospital, it was not seen as unethical to take DNA samples from

Henrietta Lacks: an unknown name up until recent years. A name that had been known to the world only as HeLa; The first two letters of a name that belonged to a poor African American tobacco farmer that unknowingly changed science and life as we know it today. Her life has finally been portrayed in a very intimate story that not only does her life some justice but also transcendentally brings to mind the philosophical issues concerning medical ethics both of the past, present, and the future. In a world of constantly evolving medical advancement, science is a pivotal force that propels ideas forward. Although most will agree that the knowledge and cures found are a positive aspect, there is also a necessary evil that is involved, including

Numerous researches and experiments have been done based on whether the human being possess one brain divided into two parts (left and right hemisphere) or whether we have two different brains working together. The psychologist Roger W. Sperry was the first on research this topic with some experiments on animals. Then, he later started working with Michael Gazzaniga. They were able to find split-brain patients. Those patients had their brain split as way of reducing or stopping uncontrollable epilepsy. Many agreed to participate in the experiments. The experiments that they held focused on finding out what kind of limitations would each brain have if they operated independently, how the 5 senses

I believe that Douglas Mawson endured the most adversity while contributing to science, he suffered in many ways, including losing his friends and his sled dogs, he also had a lack of food and energy, and lastly he had his soles of his feet were actually beginning to fall off. The seasoned explorer, Douglas Mawson had suffered a lot through his race; he contributed to science, yet still was able to survive. Henrietta Lacks had her cells taken for scientific purposes without permission from her family. Phineas Gage survived an extreme dynamite accident which resulted in him having a hole in his head made by an iron rod. Although you can make a good argument on who endured the most adversity while contributing to science, Douglas Mawson did suffer a lot; and there are many ways to support it.