Henrietta Lacks Statue Will Replace Monument Of Robert E. Lee In Virginia

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Henrietta Lacks Statue Will Replace Monument Of Robert E. Lee In Virginia

A statue honoring Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose 'immortal' cells have led to countless medical breakthroughs, will be built in her birthplace of Roanoke, Virginia, according toABC News. Lacks was […]

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