Cancer cell research : the way of all flesh /
For years, scientists tried to get cancer cells to reproduce outside of the body with little success. Forty-five years ago, a few days before a woman named Henrietta died of cancer, a scientist took samples of her cancerous cells and placed them in a human placenta to see if they would grow. Not onl...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
[1997]
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| Summary: | For years, scientists tried to get cancer cells to reproduce outside of the body with little success. Forty-five years ago, a few days before a woman named Henrietta died of cancer, a scientist took samples of her cancerous cells and placed them in a human placenta to see if they would grow. Not only did they grow, but Henrietta's cells have since proven vital to cancer research worldwide. The program examines how the cells have advanced the war on cancer. |
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| Item Description: | Originally broadcast on the BBC series Modern times. "FFH7095." Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| Production Credits: | Editor, Stephen Lambert. |