TIL that during and after the Manhattan Project, the US government would inject unknowing subjects with radioactive materials to see how they reacted. Out of a likely 30 subjects, only 1 signed a consent form, which DID NOT fully explain the procedure and risks
https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/human-radiation-experiments
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https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/human-radiation-experiments
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Human Radiation Experiments - Nuclear Museum
Between April 1945 and July 1947, eighteen subjects were injected with plutonium, six with uranium, five with polonium, and at least one with americium in order to better understand the effects of radioactive materials on the human body.Nuclear Museum
