What is HeLa?

George Gey who ran the tissue research lab at Johns Hopkins Hospital was astonished at the rate of growth and vitality of Henrietta’s cancer cells. The strength of these cells compared to other cultured cells had never before been seen in the history of medical and scientific research. The cells were dubbed HeLa. Ultimately, there were trillions of cells created from Henrietta’s original cell line. Private labs made millions of dollars from them.