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well, at least I wasn't the only one to wonder (mander.xyz)
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[–] Mbourgon@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago (2 children)

What question? What paper? Inquiring minds want to know!

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The 40s and 50s where the decades for unethical human experimentation. There's all kind of random shit that we shouldn't know, but do know because of that period.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not so much that period, but the late 30s - early 40s.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

That was the era of more horrifying and particularly bad science. The 50s though, that’s the era that brought rules like “you have to provide an honest explanation of what you’re testing to human test subjects” and no they didn’t just think it up as a good rule to have out of the blue.

[–] Mbourgon@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Gotcha, I was just wondering what specific “slightly bad shit“ paper, and ethical dilemma, they had run across

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Go watch Fringe. It’s probably one of those.

[–] Mbourgon@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Fringe is probably all of those.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I have to assume some of them are fiction.

mostly because it seems a little improbable. Like turning skin transparent? ... why...?

[–] Mbourgon@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

This happened a couple of months ago…

https://theconversation.com/scientists-have-figured-out-how-to-see-through-mice-could-humans-be-next-239971

“This discovery could be revolutionary. Imagine being able to monitor organ function without invasive procedures, or see precisely where a vein is to draw blood. It could also pave the way for breakthroughs in understanding how diseases affect the body at a microscopic level.”

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 34 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago

I once wrote a short paper for a high school science class about MKUltra and the Holmsburg Prison Experiments. Nothing quite like heading a supposed man of science refer to a bunch of humans like they are cattle.