PHI 2394 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Josef Mengele, Operation Paperclip, Cervical Cancer
4 May 2016
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He wanted to prove that jews were sub-human and master blue-eyed-blonde raced. Studied twins (killed one of them, studied other) He believed he could inject dyes to change eye color (blue preferred) Scientists don"t like to be compared to mengele. Many historical instances and now that have similar experiments on people/soldiers and all kept secret until decades later: over summer revelation that in canada 1940"s, dental experiments on native children, japan ww2 experiments. Many of these scientists don"t face a trial, but instead deals were cut. For example they didn"t put the japanese doctors, let them go free under operation paperclip, so they would be free provided that they could keep their research. In canada, can go to jail for 6 years for being cruel to animals. Now in canada if do cruelty outside, go to jail. However if done inside in lab, it is science .
