HeLa cells allowed a formal identification of the causative agent of
A) cholera.
B) polio.
C) chickenpox.
D) Lassa fever.
E) smallpox

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HeLa cells were crucial in the development of the polio vaccine, allowing Jonas Salk to culture and study the poliovirus. HeLa cells were not involved in the discovery or identification of the causative agents of cholera, chickenpox, Lassa fever, or smallpox.

HeLa Cells Allowed a Formal Identification of the Causative Agent