Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine
The Cells That Will Not Die
Henrietta Lacks died in '51Of cancer so exotic that they saved someCulture in a dishEvery day doubling in sizeSpreading and contaminating,Henrietta is still aliveWe are the cellsWe are the cellsWe are the cellsThat will not die (repeat)Living proofThat everything you knowMight be wrongFlask to countertopTo other bio labsHenrietta overpowersCultures everywhereAll the way to ChinaBack through RussiaTo Johns Hopkins U.Years of research ruinedDidn't knowThey used the wrong tissueLetras de cancionesWe are the cellsWe are the cellsWe are the cellsThat will not dieTrait that is most poisonousIn a rock star ego scientistNever, ever admit you're wrongCover up, intimidateLike junkies in denialThe world is flatAnd it ain't getting warmNo no no no no no no no noKuz thenLoss of powerLoss of fundsMust protect reputationHide mistakesDo not correctThat's how Henrietta spreadsFlesh-eating bacteriaHantavirus, AIDS, ebolaFesters in meLike mad cowWhere is Henrietta now?We are the cellsWe are the cellsWe are the cellsThat will not dieHow much of what we rely onIs based on faulty research that'sWrongWrongWRONG
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