What differentiates HeLa cells from other human cells?​

HeLa cells are cancer cells, which means they are much better at multiplying and surviving. While HeLa cells would grow continuously in culture, the normal health cells taken from Henrietta’s cervical tissue did not survive long in culture.

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Henrietta’s doctor removed her cancer tissue during an autopsy and didn’t tell her family. Do you think this situation could happen nowadays in the UK?