Henrietta Lacks World History Science Poem
by Ancestors through UsikuCells from Henrietta Lacks is where this giant step begins
On her HeLa cells all modern medicine depends
Before HeLa cells it was difficult keeping cells alive
But now medical research and drug companies thrive
HeLa cells gave DNA research a firm foundation
Along with chemotherapy, the human genome and in-vitro fertilization
In 1954, three years after Henrietta Lacks died came the polio vaccine
But without HeLa cells it would have taken longer to complete that dream
The African woman is in everyone's blood
Henrietta Lacks cells are life rafts in a pathogen flood
To keep us above water a little while longer
As understandings coalesce in each child the stronger
Blood, water, son and daughter she purifies
Activates genetic expressions spiritual high provides
To expose and depose each leprous pathy
She overflows and rejuvenates as again will Hep-ur Hapi