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Henrrietta lacks cancer cells, still living and used for research, can you tell me about this?
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????: I have no clue of what you are asking. There are cancer cell lines grown in labs that originally came from cancer patients and are currently used for research. They play a very important role in this field. Is that anywhere near an answer to your question?
Answered 5/20/2014
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