Where were the syphillis studies conducted?
Tuskegee Institute
What were the immortal multiplying cells called?
HeLa cells
Why was Lacks Town "the other side of the tracks"
It was very run down, poor, and inhabited by black families.
How was the HeLa cell line created?
Doctors took a sample from Henrietta's cervical tissue.
What was Henrietta's last request?
Take care of her kids, especially Deborah
What was the myth of the Night Doctors?
White doctors would abduct black patients from off the street and perform experiments on them.
Whats the process of cell duplication called?
Mitosis
There were Black Lacks, and there were ____ Lacks
White
What can you not perform on a dead person without family consent?
an autopsy
What characterized Deborah's childhood?
Sexual assualt and abuse.
Who created the polio vaccine?
Henry Salk
How did Henrietta's cellls differ from normal cells?
They didn't die.
Why did Henrietta have to drive 30 miles away to Hopkins for treatment?
Most hospitals wouldn't admit black patients
You have to have ____ to perform an experiment on and individual
informed consent
Why was the Lacks family hesistant to talk to Skloot at first?
Result of distrust for white folks after the exploitation of Henrietta.
What heart was claimed to be immortal?
a chicken's
What did Stanley Gartler say the problem was with HeLa?
They contaminated many other cells lines and research.
What did Day always do when a doctor says something he doesn't understand?
He would nod and say yes.
What was the precedent decided in the California Supreme Court surrounding John Moore's appeal?
You do not have a right to your own cells after they've been taken out of your body, with or without your consent.
What is it called when a doctor witholds information for the "benefit" of the patient?
benevolent deception
Who created Johns Hopkin's hospital?
JohnS Hopkins
What big vaccine did HeLa cells help find?
the polio vaccine.
Why was Johns Hopkins hopsital + school created?
To expand medical care to poor families, many of which being black.
Why was Dr Southam's practices unethical?
He was withholding information from his patients.
why did Crazy Joe change his name?
He converted to Islam