Radio Smart Talk for Wednesday, April 27:
"HeLa" cells are among the most important tools in modern medical science – bought and sold by the billions, they come from the most widely used cell line in laboratories worldwide, derived from cervical cancer cells. But not many people know about the person the cells first came from. Her name was Henrietta Lacks, and while she died of cancer back in 1951, her legacy lives on through this line, developed without her consent.
As part of witf's Facing Cancer Together, our interactive multi-media effort to connect the stories and lives of people touched by cancer, we'll learn more about Ms. Lacks, and the ethical and medical mysteries raised by the use of her cells in medical research, as we talk with Rebecca Skloot, author of the best-selling book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
Also, before many of us ever heard the term – early childhood education – there was the iconic children's TV show Sesame Street on public TV. We'll talk about Sesame Street's history and its future with the president and CEO of Sesame Workshop on Wednesday's Radio Smart Talk.
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