Lacks died on August 8, 1951, of metastatic cervical cancer. Her tissue cells, however, attained immortality as HeLa, a cell strain that has been in constant use since 1951. These cells were remarkable in their ability to live and reproduce indefinitely, unlike typical cell lines that would last a few weeks, at best.
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She was a sophisticated women and very well known to a lot of people because she was nice and was helpful to those around her.
