The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rocks & Fossils This versatile design is easy

This versatile design is easy to wear daily and offers a meaningful connection to geology and the natural world through wearable science

Designed with lifelike details and plush materials

capturing the unique adaptations of a predator that lived in a very different Antarctic environment millions of years ago

A timeless puzzle that combines artful design with hands‑on engagement and an appreciation for the nation’s natural treasures

Bring home this intriguing figure to enrich science play and inspire questions about Earth’s deep past

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rocks & Fossils This versatile design is easyHer name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cellstaken without her knowledgebecame one of the most important tools in medicine: The first immortal human cells grown in culture, which are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of