We are familiar with some random facts and some myths but how well do well know our historical history and how it plays important roles in todays generations..... Some of the history facts that I will be presenting may be quite familiar to some of us and if you are not familiar with the history, no problem also because this is a great opportunity to discover and learn some of it and I hope you enjoy reading this.
When I discovered some of this history I was really amazed by it and it crossed my mind that it would be awesome to share it on this platform because it's educational and also important to know our history...
1. Henrietta Lacks saving millions of lives without her consent or knowledge
Obviously the name might sound weird for some people and this might be the first time some people might actually be seeing this awesome name “HENRIETTA LACKS".... So in 1951 Henrietta lacks has cervical cancer and so doctor take a biopsy and without any consent “GEORGE OTTO GEY" takes the cell from that biopsy and tried to replicate them.
During the process of trying to replicate them, he discovered that there was something special about those cells, on a norms when you take human cell out of the body they will eventually die and stop dividing but what was amazing about Henrietta cell was that, it was immortal and at that point in time, science have never seen anything like this before and that leads them to start farming those cells.
These cells were used in over 11,000 patents and those cells were instrumental in the invention of the polio vaccine, the HPV (HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINE), which is used for the most common sexually transmitted disease. Her family didn't know about this incident until a freak accident in 1970's... Henrietta cells were remarkable and miraculous, but they also prompted us to consider serious issues such as race, permission, and profit in medical research... Like we don't have legal ownership of our cells, which I find totally strange.
2. Why Denmark Is One Of The Most Liberal Countries On Planet Earth
Today denmark is one of the most liberal countries on planet earth and at some point it was one of the most conservative and that all changed in a matter of 2 years because of DR. STRUENSEE. He his sort of the danish version of Rasputin, except that he his more impactful.... He was born into a middle class family in the 1700s, and despite his lack of wealth and revolutionary ideals, he was extraordinarily captivating and charming and everyone seemed to love him more and more, and he ascended up in the Danish social leader.
He eventually became the personal doctor of King Christian vii of Denmark, who was extremely mentally ill, and during his time there, he was able to alleviate the king's symptoms and they were really close, and I sometimes think it was too close because he started having sexual relations with the queen at a certain moment in time.... But where I'm heading to is that, the king trusted struensee so much that he would allow him to issue orders without his signature.
He issued almost 1000 reforms in just thirteen months which he spent with the king and during the thirteenth months duration he was able to accomplish all these; abolishing slavery, ending torture, and limiting capital penalty.... By today's standards, some of his beliefs were progressive..... In the end, he was executed, but his reforms were far more difficult to put down.
I hope you enjoyed reading it and learned some interesting historical information.
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