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Henrietta Lacks' family reach settlement over use of her cells for research

The family of Henrietta Lacks reached a settlement about the use of her cells for medical research.

Ron Lacks — Henrietta Lacks’ eldest grandson and the author of “Henrietta Lacks: The Untold Story” — joins us.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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