Back when I used to use them, we were told that HeLa was for "Helen Lane" - I think it speaks volumes that they felt they needed to cover it up with a more race-neutral fake name
When I did my course it was made pretty clear several times the nature of HeLa cells, and in Bioethics (a required course for Bio-stream students) we had an extended discussion on unethically derived results (like this, and also the hypothermia tests done by the Nazis that were used in charts for many years) and if they should be used and how.
I remember learning about her during a biology course, and no mention at all to the injustice and exploitation
Back when I used to use them, we were told that HeLa was for "Helen Lane" - I think it speaks volumes that they felt they needed to cover it up with a more race-neutral fake name
When I did my course it was made pretty clear several times the nature of HeLa cells, and in Bioethics (a required course for Bio-stream students) we had an extended discussion on unethically derived results (like this, and also the hypothermia tests done by the Nazis that were used in charts for many years) and if they should be used and how.