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Assertion (A): The origin of the HeLa cell line is discussed in research ethics courses.
Reason (R): The cells were taken and distributed without the patient's knowledge or consent.

  • A.Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  • B.A is true but R is false
  • C.A is false but R is true
  • D.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

Answer: D

Both are true and the reason explains why the case is taught: it illustrates in one example the questions of consent, of benefit and of what a patient is owed when their tissue proves valuable. The Lacks family reached an agreement over access to the genome in 2013.

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