This week’s answer is: All of the above
According to the National Institutes of Health, the use of HeLa cells, as they’re known, has been cited in more than 110,000 scientific publications between 1953 and 2018, a number that’s likely gone up significantly since the development of COVID-19 vaccines.
Last week’s answer: A quantum-computing campus
A Department of Defense–backed supercomputer complex is rising on Chicago’s South Side. But Black residents who’ve lived with a century of steel mill contamination say developers are repeating a familiar pattern: big promises with no binding commitments and rising displacement risk. Concerned residents aren’t idly standing by, though. Check out our story to find out how they’re fighting for accountability.