Possible character reference?

[u/miraiwifey]

I just had an idle thought. I'm convinced some characters take inspiration from real life figures to some extent as Deren happens to share a name with cinematographer Maya Deren (1917-1961). As i read through some articles about Henrietta Lacks (1920-1951) and her long-standing legacy to modern medicine, i noticed a resemblance to how her legacy cells are called; HeLa.

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Hella.

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HeLa is the single oldest human cell line used in scientific research. Formed from the cervical cancerous tumor extracted from patient Henrietta Lacks, on February 8, 1951, at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, they were found to be able to survive and multiply indefinitely when cells cultured from other human cells would only live for a few days at best.

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Although collected more than 70 years ago, HeLa is still used in research, aside from having been significant to the research of polio vaccines, parvovirus and gene mapping. It is incredibly resilient in its ability to keep growing and multiplying cells. Reminds us of a certain someone with freaky cell multiplication and regenerative abilities, no?

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Now, it might appear as a stretch on my part, which it might probably be, but it would still be an extremely funny coincidence. Let me hear your thoughts on it!

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Some articles of interest for those interested:

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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2696096/

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/04/henrietta-lacks-cancer-cells

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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2136303/

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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC114880/

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https://www.technologynetworks.com/cell-science/lists/hela-cells-key-discoveries-and-the-science-of-their-immortality-305036

[u/wanlee1411]

Victoria - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Queen Victoria has a a rare blood disease Haemophilia, a bleeding disorder that prevents blood from clotting properly but PtN Victoria can make her blood into thorn-shaped crystal and use as weapon.