The family of Henrietta Lacks reached a settlement Monday in their lawsuit against a biotech company over the use of the Baltimore woman’s immortal cells, known as “HeLa cells.”
The SPUR Housing Act, introduced by Congresswoman Janelle Bynum and Congressman Chris Pappas, would establish a five-year, $1.5 billion grant program to reduce the cost of building new housing by offsetting local and state-imposed development fees.