Since the discovery of HeLa cells, scientists have learnt ways to 'make' normal cells immortal, but HeLa remain unique in many ways. Dr Gey never made profit from these cells, but supplied the ...

2 It is likely that agents that inhibit the function of the telomerase enzyme will cause progressive shortening of the telomeres, which eventually will lead to cell death. It is also probable that ...

Over a century ago, a scientist in a New York laboratory peered at the cells he had cultivated in flasks and wondered whether he might have uncovered the secret of immortality. Alexis Carrel was a ...

Earle, along with colleagues Katherine Sanford and G.D. Likely, reported in 1948 that they had established "clone cultures" from single cells. Several years later, Earle received immortal "HeLa" cells ...

Then something amazing happened: the cancerous cells grew and continued to grow outside of her body. As Henrietta herself lay dying, the HeLa immortal cell line was born. This cell line has been ...

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

The Ancient Egyptians are most famous for their pyramids in Giza and their proud Sphinx. But there is more to these ancient people than their great artisanal skills.The ancient Egyptians had a ...