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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Long projections (filopodia) extend out from both cells and are used to explore the cell's immediate environment. HeLa cells are an immortal human epithelial cell line derived from a cancerous tumour ...

The animal kingdom contains a vast array of animals capability of remarkable regenerative abilities, but known are quite as ...

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

We needed to find a way not only to grow cells, but to make them multiply. At that time, an American researcher named Ronald McKay was learning to make cells immortal — enabling them to continue ...

The Professor of Genetics sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss anti-aging research, the wellness industry, and his ...