Chapter Twenty-Five: “Who Told You You Could Sell My Spleen?” Summarize John Moore’s story. Describe the lawsuit that set a legal precedent for patenting biological “products” such as cell lines. Why did Ted Slavin start Essential Biologicals? Why did scientists find the Moore lawsuit deeply troubling? Summarize the pros and cons of giving patients legal ownership of their cells. What was the Supreme Court of California’s decision regarding the Moore lawsuit? Summarize the reasoning behind the decision. Do you agree with the court’s ruling? Explain your answer. Chapter Twenty-Six: Breach of Privacy Why did Zakariyya decide to participate in research studies at Johns Hopkins? What is ironic about his participation in these studies? In spite of her deliberate decision to not read her mother’s medical records, Deborah Lacks still learned extremely upsetting details about her mother’s illness and autopsy. Describe how Deborah found out about her mother’s painful death. Explain why Gold’s journalism could be considered irresponsible and/or unethical. How have laws regarding medical privacy changed sincethe early 1980s? Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Secret to Immortality Explain how the human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical cancer. Are scientists able to definitively explain why HeLa grew so powerfully? Describe the contribution that HeLa has made to research on the HIV virus and the AIDS epidemic. Explain Van Valen’s theory that HeLa cells are “no longer human.” Was his theory accepted by the scientific community? According to Stevenson, why did scientists develop the argument that HeLa cells are no longer human? Explain the Hayflick limit. Why are HeLa cells able to live beyond the Hayflick limit? Chapter Twenty-Eight: After London What motivated Pattillo to organize the HeLa Cancer Control Symposium? Carefully reread the speech Deborah gave at Morehouse College, paying particular attention to her repetition of the word “understanding.” Why do you think understanding HeLa was so important to Deborah? What obstacles does she mention as impeding her understanding? Describe Keenan Kester Cofield. Why did he get involved with the Lacks family?
Chapter Twenty-Five: “Who Told You You Could Sell My Spleen?” Summarize John Moore’s story. Describe the lawsuit that set a legal precedent for patenting biological “products” such as cell lines. Why did Ted Slavin start Essential Biologicals? Why did scientists find the Moore lawsuit deeply troubling? Summarize the pros and cons of giving patients legal ownership of their cells. What was the Supreme Court of California’s decision regarding the Moore lawsuit? Summarize the reasoning behind the decision. Do you agree with the court’s ruling? Explain your answer. Chapter Twenty-Six: Breach of Privacy Why did Zakariyya decide to participate in research studies at Johns Hopkins? What is ironic about his participation in these studies? In spite of her deliberate decision to not read her mother’s medical records, Deborah Lacks still learned extremely upsetting details about her mother’s illness and autopsy. Describe how Deborah found out about her mother’s painful death. Explain why Gold’s journalism could be considered irresponsible and/or unethical. How have laws regarding medical privacy changed sincethe early 1980s? Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Secret to Immortality Explain how the human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical cancer. Are scientists able to definitively explain why HeLa grew so powerfully? Describe the contribution that HeLa has made to research on the HIV virus and the AIDS epidemic. Explain Van Valen’s theory that HeLa cells are “no longer human.” Was his theory accepted by the scientific community? According to Stevenson, why did scientists develop the argument that HeLa cells are no longer human? Explain the Hayflick limit. Why are HeLa cells able to live beyond the Hayflick limit? Chapter Twenty-Eight: After London What motivated Pattillo to organize the HeLa Cancer Control Symposium? Carefully reread the speech Deborah gave at Morehouse College, paying particular attention to her repetition of the word “understanding.” Why do you think understanding HeLa was so important to Deborah? What obstacles does she mention as impeding her understanding? Describe Keenan Kester Cofield. Why did he get involved with the Lacks family?
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