Chapter 7: The Death and Life of Cell Culture
What details suggest that Carrel’s claims about the immortal
cell line were not scientifically sound?
Give an example of propaganda that was used to fuel the
public’s fear and distrust of tissue culture.
What controversial beliefs did Carrell have?
How did the media react to Carrel’s announcement that he had
grown immortal chicken heart cells?
Who was Alexis Carrell? Why did he win the Nobel Prize?
What did HeLa allow scientists to do for the first time?
What did Gey hope to accomplish with HeLa cells?
Chapter 8: “A Miserable Specimen”
If Gey did speak to Henrietta just before she died, do you
think she would have understood the immortal cells were? Explain your answer
While most accounts suggest that Henrietta never met George
Gey or knew about HeLa, Laure Aurelian says that Gey recounted meeting with
Henrietta before her death. Do you fine this story believable? Use specific
facts about Henrietta, Gey, and/or medical practice in the 1950s to support
your opinion.
What does the use of the term “a miserable specimen” by
Henrietta’s doctor reveal about their attitude toward her?
What objective details suggest that Henrietta was a devoted
loving mother?
What objective details suggest that Henrietta was in extreme
pain at this point in her illness?
When did the doctors realize that Henrietta had been correct
about the growth of her cancer?
In your own words, explain the paradox “benevolent
deception.”
How did her doctors react to Henrietta’s intuitive
conviction that the cancer was spreading inside of her?
After her initial round of treatment, what did Henrietta’s
doctors assume about the effectiveness of the radium therapy?
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