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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
eye-opening for researchers
I work in the research field with human participants (we don't say "test subjects" in my workplace), so I come at this issue from the opposite side from the author. Because of that, I wasn't sure what to expect to feel while reading this book. I felt that it was very well done, very interesting and helped me see why certain things have to be done certain ways in...
Published on November 22, 2003 by pedpar
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3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
I wasn't expecting ancient history.
The more modern essays in this book are wonderful. Theresa Dulce's "Spanish Fly Guinea Pig" contains just the sort of detail that I wanted to read about the life of a human drug tester. However, I would have happily paid less and done without pages 64 to 145. Essays about The bombing of Guernica in 1937, studies of hepatitis in 1945, and Japanese...
Published on July 18, 2004 by Tripichik
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
eye-opening for researchers,
By "pedpar" (Durham, NC United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Guinea Pig Zero: An Anthology of the Journal for Human Research Subjects (Paperback)
I work in the research field with human participants (we don't say "test subjects" in my workplace), so I come at this issue from the opposite side from the author. Because of that, I wasn't sure what to expect to feel while reading this book. I felt that it was very well done, very interesting and helped me see why certain things have to be done certain ways in research. It also made me glad that we do things the way that we do in the study I work on... some of the bad experiences recounted in this book would definitely not happen where I work. The pieces that are written from personal experience are much more interesting to read than the ones that give historical perspective. However, the latter are important reading for those who work in the research field or are considering becoming research participants. These pieces help show why we have strict laws governing research and give some perspective about why so many people fear volunteering for research. I passed this book around my workplace, and several of my coworkers commented favorably on it.
3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
I wasn't expecting ancient history.,
By Tripichik (Northwest of Normal) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Guinea Pig Zero: An Anthology of the Journal for Human Research Subjects (Paperback)
The more modern essays in this book are wonderful. Theresa Dulce's "Spanish Fly Guinea Pig" contains just the sort of detail that I wanted to read about the life of a human drug tester.However, I would have happily paid less and done without pages 64 to 145. Essays about The bombing of Guernica in 1937, studies of hepatitis in 1945, and Japanese bacteriological experiments in 1938-45 just plain didn't interest me. I suppose everyone interested in medical research should be familiar with the Nuremberg Code of Medical Ethics (1948); sorry, I wasn't. Jesse Gelsinger's tragic story was told in full on the web site where I found out about this book: why would I want to pay to read it again? Save your money. Don't buy the book. The website has enough interesting stuff to read for free, and the extra essays that you pay for in the bound book aren't worth it. http://www.guineapigzero.com/ |
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Guinea Pig Zero: An Anthology of the Journal for Human Research Subjects by Robert Helms (Paperback - February 8, 2005)
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