In the name of science : a history of secret programs, medical research, and human experimentation / Andrew Goliszek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goliszek, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human experimentation in medicine.

Medical sciences--Research--Moral and ethical aspects.

Medical sciences.

Science--Experiments.

Science.

Human Experimentation--history.

Bioethical Issues.

Biomedical Research--history.

Ethics, Research.

Government Programs--history.

Medical Subjects:

Human Experimentation--history.

Bioethical Issues.

Biomedical Research--history.

Ethics, Research.

Government Programs--history.

Physical Description:

xiv, 448 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martins Press, 2003.

Summary:

Science, as Andrew Goliszek proves in this compendious and eye-opening book, has always had its dark side. Behind the bright promise of life-saving vaccines and life-enhancing technologies lies the true cost of the efforts to develop them. From the moment the first plague-ridden corpse was heaved over the fortifications of a besieged medieval city to the use of cutting-edge gene therapy today, the ethical limits governing the use of the human body in experimentation have been breached, redefined, and breached again. The German and Japanese human experiments of the 1930s and 1940s horrified the world when they came to light. The subjects were deemed subhuman; ordinary guidelines could therefore be suspended. What has happened in the decades since World War II has differed only in degree. Explicitly or implicitly, any organization or government that undertakes or sponsors scientific research applies some measure of human worth, an equation that balances suffering against gain, and the risk of unknown consequences against the rewards of scientific discovery.

Everything depends upon who makes that equation. This book proves in chilling detail what has been justified in the name of science. The science of "eugenics" justified enforced sterilization. The need to gain an upper hand in the Cold War justified CIA experiments involving mind control and drugs. The desperate race to control nuclear proliferation justified radiation experiments whose effects are still being felt today. Chemical warfare, gene therapy, molecular medicine: These subjects dominate headlines and even direct our government's foreign policy, yet the whole truth about them has never been made public. Not a cheering book, In the Name of Science is, nonetheless, a crucially important one. Connecting the history of scientific experimentation through time with the topics that are likely to extend into the future, Goliszek has performed an invaluable service. No other book on the market provides the research included here -- or presents it with such persuasive force.

Contents:

1 The Chemical Revolution: Bringing Bad Things to Life 1

2 Nature's Weapons: Man and Biological Warfare 34

3 The Eugenics Movement: Past, Present, and Future 76

4 Human Radiation Experiments 117

5 The CIA and Human Experiments 146

6 Silent Conspirators: The Government-Industry Connection, From Aspartame to AZT 181

7 Organized Medicine: A Century of Human Experimentation 221

8 Ethnic Weapons: The New Genetic Warfare 259

9 What the Future Holds: Human Experimentation in the Twenty-first Century 286

I. The Nuremberg Code: Directives for Human Experimentation 317

II. The Wilson Memorandum 319

III. Sec. 1520A. Restrictions on the Use of Human Subjects for Testing of Chemical or Biological Agents 323

IV. The Declaration of Helsinki 325

V. Excerpts from: Biological Testing Involving Human Subjects by the Department of Defense, 1977, Ninety-fifth Congress, March 8 and March 23, 1977; Declassified by 056047, 15 Sept 1975 329

VI. Letter to the Secretary of the Department of Defense Regarding Gulf War Syndrome 333

VII. Letter to Author Regarding Biological Agents As Possible Cause of Gulf War Syndrome 337

VIII. U.S. Supreme Court, Buck v. Bell, 274 U.S. 200 (1927); Buck v. Bell, Superintendent of State Colony Epileptics and Feeble Minded No. 292, Argued April 22, 1927, Decided May 2, 1927 340

IX. Excerpts from: Final Report of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Ad Hoc Advisory Panel (1973) 344

X. American Eugenics Party Platform 351

XI. Memorandum About Project Artichoke 355

XII. Excerpt of Memorandum Dated December 3, 1975 from Liggett & Myers About Radioactive Materials in Cigarettes 358

XIII. War Crimes Indictments for Human Medical Experiments. From Nuremberg Military Tribunals Under Control Council Law No. 10 360

XIV. Letter from Senator Howard Metzenbaum About the Dangers of Aspartame 367

XV. Letter from the EPA to Senator Metzenbaum About the Dangers of Aspartame 371

XVI. Project Artichoke Operations Document 374

XVII. Project MKOFTEN Documents 380

XVIII. Executive Order 13139: Improving Health Protection of Military Personnel Participating in Particular Military Operations 388

XIX. Excerpts from: NSDA Draft Report Concerning Aspartame, Congressional Record S5507-S5511, March 7, 1985 395

XX. Letter from the EPA Regarding Dangers of Aspartame 397.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-432) and index.

ISBN:

0312303564

OCLC:

51476793