The HeLa cells (from a poor black woman named Henrietta Lacks) were the first immortal cell lines and were used in developing the polio vaccine and other landmarks such as cloning, gene mapping, and in vitro fertilization.
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The HeLa cells (from a poor black woman named Henrietta Lacks) were the first immortal cell lines and were used in developing the polio vaccine and other landmarks such as cloning, gene mapping, and in vitro fertilization.