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When exactly was the HeLa Strain born?
The cells were first cultured, or grown, in a laboratory in 1951 and were the first type of human cancer cell to be cultured continuously for experiments. There are lots of different strains (subtypes) of HeLa cells that are now used.(2) The day she died, October 4, 1951, George Gey appeared on national television with a vial of Henrietta's cells. He called them HeLa cells. (1)

Did George Guy Name The HeLa Strain?
Taking the first two letters of the donor’s first name and surname, the scientist named the cell line HeLa. Within months, Gey’s team started growing HeLa cells in large quantities and distributing them for free to every researcher who expressed the interest. The era of breakthroughs in cellular biology commenced.(3)