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Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman, unknowingly contributed to one of the most significant advancements in medical science when cells taken from her cervical cancer biopsy in 1951 were used to create the first immortal human cell line, known as HeLa cells.

In the ever-evolving landscape of medical research, drug repurposing has emerged as a groundbreaking approach, proving that sometimes old dogs can indeed learn new tricks.  Drug repurposing, also known as drug repositioning or drug reprofiling, refers to the process of identifying new uses for existing drugs that are already approved for other indications.

COVID-19 began as an unexplained respiratory illness in Wuhan, China and quickly spread throughout the world, killing millions of people.