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ISBN: 9781259689796
Author: Sylvia Mader, Michael Windelspecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The characteristics of the cancer cells that would make HeLa cells immortal.

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The HeLa cells were isolated from the cervix of the patient Henrietta Lacks. These cells were derived from the cervix of the patient, which were infected with a strain of the virus. The protein antigens of the virus were found in these HeLa cells, which caused them to become immortal. The cell signaling cascade of these transformed cells was activated leading to the rapid proliferation and migration of these cells to the different organs.

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