IUF 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Nazi Human Experimentation, Henrietta Lacks, Josef Mengele

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Geological Sciences
• Course: IUF 1000
• Professor: Julia Morrisroe

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Physical health refers to a condition of the body: requires physical activity, good nutrition, adequate rest. Henrietta lacks: born in roanoke, virginia, diagnosed with cervical cancer, immortal cells- full replication every 24 hours, multiple tests could be run on the same cells, more accurate tests, poor, uneducated, black, no consent to biopsy. Paradox of benevolent deception: doctors not obligated to tell a patient about things they didn"t think the patient would understand. Unethical experiments: nazi medical experiments in concentration camps- joseph mengele, tuskegee syphilis experiment- free food, free medical care, supposed to last for.