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#Repost from @rebeccaskloot with The real #DeborahLacks holding the image of DNA from her mother's cells, given to her by Christoph Lengauer at Hopkins. He created this image using a technique he helped develop called Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH), which allows scientists to stain individual chromosomes within a cell to map the genes on them. So this image isn't a picture of Henrietta's cells, it is a picture of the genetic material within her cells. FISH, which is used for gene mapping, disease diagnosis and treatment, was developed using HeLa cells. More info about it here: https://www.genome.gov/10000206/fish-fact-sheet/ Deborah would have been ecstatic last night to watch @Oprah play her so beautifully in #HeLaFilm, and to know so many people now know her mother's name, and what she has done for science #HenriettaLacks #SayHerName #HenriettaLacksMovie #HeLa #LacksFamilyLove #HeLaUpdate (at Wayland, Michigan)

💜2 hours till #HeLaFilm 💜 Thank you #henriettalacks @thelacksfamily for your #immortal contribution to the health of mankind! #Repost @inspireherhealth ••• @Regrann from @essence #HenriettaLacks was a black woman whose cancer cells led to one of the most important discoveries in medical research. Here are 5 things to know about her. Tune in to @hbo on April 22nd at 8pm and support this movie! #inspireherhealth #raisingawareness #saveourwomen #supportthismovie #oprah #hbo #LacksFamilyLove #HeLaFilm #rebeccaskloot #blackgirlmagic @oprah @rebeccaskloot

Loved this moment..."It would NOT have happened without you @rebeccaskloot" - @oprah #HenriettaLacks #HeLaFilm #HeLa #HBO #NMAAHC #spinesvines #books #wine #theimmortallifeofhenriettalacks (at Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture)