UPDATE: Famous Tumors

Radiolab

WNYC Studios

Natural Sciences, History, Documentary, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 44.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2013

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

When we first released Famous Tumors, Rebecca Skloot's book about the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks (and her famous cells) had just hit the shelves. Since then, some interesting things have happened to both Henrietta's cells and her family. So, 4 years later, we have a newly updated show!

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody, real quick.
0:01.6	So this coming up is a rebroadcast, but if you stick around all the way through, after the third segment, we have an update on the Heela story, one of our favorite stories, that is pretty freaking fascinating.
0:12.5	So definitely stick around for that.
0:15.0	Wait, you're listening.
0:16.1	Okay.
0:17.4	All right.
0:18.5	Okay.
0:20.0	All right.
0:21.4	You're listening to Radio Lab.
0:24.4	Radio Lab.
0:24.8	From W. N. Y.
0:26.9	C.
0:27.8	C.
0:27.9	C.
0:27.9	Yeah.
0:29.0	And NPR.
0:31.4	Hey.
0:32.3	How are you?
0:33.7	I'm fine.
0:34.6	How are you, Robert?
0:35.4	Nice to speak to you after all these years. Yes, it's been quite a few years. I should let you know that Jad Blumrod has just wandered in. Hello. Hi. And Jad, this is Adrienne Noe. Last name is N-O-E, and I'm director of the National Museum of Health and Medicine. So, you know why we're calling you, right? Yes. Okay, so let's just spring it on
0:56.4	the audience. I don't remember how I happened to bump into you. I don't even know how this came up.
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