1. Who was Henrietta Lacks? Be thorough about her life and death. (10pts) 2. What is...

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1. Who was Henrietta Lacks? Be thorough about her life and death. (10pts) 2. What is so special about HeLa cells? (5pts) I 3. HeLa cells do not exhibit normal behavior in culture. Provide 3 examples of abnormal behavior. (5pts) 4. Why have HeLa cells been important to research on polio and other medical conditions? (5pts) 5. When did Henrietta's family learn of the importance of her cells? Did her family have a good understanding of what HeLa cells were and why they are important? Do you think the medical establishment did right by Henrietta's family? (15pts) 6. What was the role of Tuskegee University in developing the Polio vaccine? How did a historically black university become a central figure in the polio vaccine when polio was considered a "whites only" disease? (15pts) 7. After reading the two articles on bioethics of the HeLa cells I want you to answer the following question: Did the ends justify the means? Write at least a paragraph justifying your answer by using information from the articles as well as anything else you would like to add. There is no right answer but I am looking for an educated debate on the subject of bioethics. (15pts) 8. It was decided by an ethics committee that the Lacks family will not receive any financial compensation for retroactive or future selling or use of the Hela cells. However, anytime a scientist publishes research that was done with HeLa cells they must mention the family in the acknowledgements. There are researchers at USCB right now who are using HeLa cells in their research. Do you think after all that has come to light about how the cells were obtained and your own thoughts on bioethics that the USCB researchers should continue to use these cells or find another means of doing their research? Explain your answer. (15pts) 9. Do some research and find out the current rules and laws for one's rights to their tissues. Make sure these are legitimate sources. What is your opinion on these rules and laws? Do you agree or disagree? If you disagree what would you change? Make sure to cite where you got the information. (15pts). 1. Who was Henrietta Lacks? Be thorough about her life and death. (10pts) 2. What is so special about HeLa cells? (5pts) I 3. HeLa cells do not exhibit normal behavior in culture. Provide 3 examples of abnormal behavior. (5pts) 4. Why have HeLa cells been important to research on polio and other medical conditions? (5pts) 5. When did Henrietta's family learn of the importance of her cells? Did her family have a good understanding of what HeLa cells were and why they are important? Do you think the medical establishment did right by Henrietta's family? (15pts) 6. What was the role of Tuskegee University in developing the Polio vaccine? How did a historically black university become a central figure in the polio vaccine when polio was considered a "whites only" disease? (15pts) 7. After reading the two articles on bioethics of the HeLa cells I want you to answer the following question: Did the ends justify the means? Write at least a paragraph justifying your answer by using information from the articles as well as anything else you would like to add. There is no right answer but I am looking for an educated debate on the subject of bioethics. (15pts) 8. It was decided by an ethics committee that the Lacks family will not receive any financial compensation for retroactive or future selling or use of the Hela cells. However, anytime a scientist publishes research that was done with HeLa cells they must mention the family in the acknowledgements. There are researchers at USCB right now who are using HeLa cells in their research. Do you think after all that has come to light about how the cells were obtained and your own thoughts on bioethics that the USCB researchers should continue to use these cells or find another means of doing their research? Explain your answer. (15pts) 9. Do some research and find out the current rules and laws for one's rights to their tissues. Make sure these are legitimate sources. What is your opinion on these rules and laws? Do you agree or disagree? If you disagree what would you change? Make sure to cite where you got the information. (15pts).

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1 Henrietta Lacks was an African American woman born on August 1 1920 in Roanoke Virginia She was the daughter of Eliza and Johnny Pleasant and she grew up in a rural area with her nine siblings Henri... View the full answer