CLASSIC: When Scientists Hid Under Beds To Spy On Kids
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The Importance of Informed Consent
The idea of informed consent is one of the foundations of what we would consider ethical science and experimentation. The Tuskegee syphilis study was in 1932 to 1972 in Alabama, where 600 African American men were used as guinea pigs for a disease they didn't know about. In some situations, a little deception is almost necessary to get the right results," she says.
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