The human body is distinct to every individual in our physical appearances and also our genetic make up. Each of our cells contains a nucleus and within each nucleus “there’s an identical copy of your entire genome.” (Skloot 3) In a sense, each cell in everyone’s body is a small but not extraneous reflection of ourselves. Therefore, we should have a say in controlling what we allow done with our cells in the same way we control whether or not we should donate a kidney or our blood. If I choose to donate my cells or even an organ, there is the potential for my entire genome to be “studied with such detail and precision that scientists know their every quirk” like HeLa cells. (Skloot 4) The extent we should own and control our body should not be restricted to large collections of cells but down to the individual cell because each cell is a part of me.…show more content… Having control over Henrietta’s cells could have eradicated “their lifelong struggle to make peace with the existence of those cells, and the science that made them possible.” (Skloot 7) In addition to having control over my body, my family should have a similiar say in what is done with my body if I can not consciously decide myself. Science and research can only extend so far before closure after death is not made possible and families like the Lackses are left hurt and
