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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.

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

People started becoming afraid of aspartame after its labeling as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” by the World Health Organization (WHO) on July 13, 2023. Since then, there has been ongoing discussion about aspartame’s carcinogenic potential.  What is aspartame?

Interested in becoming a Certified Rat Tickler? It’s not a joke; the certification is offered through Purdue University (Indiana, USA), and it can be important for laboratory animal welfare as well as improving the ease of handling rats used in research.