Henrietta's Life and Death

henrietta was diagnosed with stage one cervical cancer at the age of 30. Her treatment involved exposure to radium, which left her badly burned and ineffective. Scientists were looking for ways to keep human cells alive outside the body to research diseases. George gay discovered the roller tube culturing technique that kept the cells in motion. Not only were they still live, but they were doubling every 24 hours, faster than the human body. The aggressive nature of the cancer cells enabled them to thrive and survive outside a body.