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aikoaiko

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7. The film did the family story justice.

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 23, 2017, 02:09 PM

Apr 2017

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They went deep into that side of the book and maybe a little less deep into the amazing contributions to science, but it was well done.

FWIW the Office for Human Research Participation is about the change the rules on informed consent and tissue collection in the human particpant's favor. I imagine this book about this story has a lot to do with it.

One of the downsides of science is that is sometime blind these types of injustices. It takes reporters or investigative writers to dig in and expose the story before reflection happens. For example, the Tuskeegee Syphyllis Study being another example.

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Cross posted: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks [View all] sheshe2 Mar 2017 OP

I'm looking forward to the movie very much. aikoaiko Mar 2017 #1

The benefits of the HeLa cells are undeniable. sheshe2 Mar 2017 #2

It was fantastic JustAnotherGen Apr 2017 #3

I can't wait to see it, JAG! sheshe2 Apr 2017 #4

Sexual Assault Trigger Warning JustAnotherGen Apr 2017 #5

Thanks for that JAG. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #6

The film did the family story justice. aikoaiko Apr 2017 #7

I hope it leads JustAnotherGen Apr 2017 #8