Henrietta Lacks- an "Interrupted" Case Study using the Radiolab Podcast
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This podcast is the extraordinary story of Henrietta Lacks. Though she died of cervical cancer in 1951, she unknowingly held the key to unlocking medical advancements (from polio vaccines to chemotherapy drugs) in her tumor cells. After taking a biopsy of Henrietta's cervical cancer, researcher Dr. George Gey discovered that Henrietta's cells could not only reproduce, but THRIVE outside the body--a breakthrough that would change modern medicine. Later, it was found that Henrietta's cells were even capable of jumping out of the petri dish and colonizing other cell strains. Now, decades after Henrietta's death, her cells are still alive.
But who was the long-obscured woman behind these famous cells? And how did Henrietta's family feel when they learned that part of their mother was still alive?
This digital download (.docx) provides a listening guide with content questions "interrrupted" with discussion questions to be used in small group or whole class conversations. An answer key is provided to the listening guide questions.
This assignment can also be used as a stand alone sub plan.
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