Research conducted on Henrietta Lacks’ biopsied (HeLa”) cells has played a key role in the development of both the polio and COVID-19 vaccines. However, the cells were saved and used by ...

These cells are still growing robustly and being used routinely. As the world faces the Covid-19 pandemic, HeLa cells are being used in multiple ways to develop diagnostic tests and to understand ...

Regarded from the perspective of expanding the knowledge base, there can be little doubt that the discovery and exploitation ...

Researchers discovered that when Covid-19 infects a human cell, it sets off a ghoulish transformation. The cell doesn’t die right away. Obeying instructions from the virus, the newly infected ...

February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate the achievements and culture of African Americans while also recognizing the impacts of racism in the ...

Beijing, May 1 () COVID-19 patients have significantly low counts of a cell type that plays a crucial role in immune response, with lower numbers of these cells indicating more severe disease ...