—Amidst the horrors of WWII, a daring experiment on willing human subjects to discover the many effects of starvation—
The Non-fiction Feature
The Great Starvation Experiment: The Heroic Men Who Starved So That Millions Could Live
Author: Todd Tucker
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Pages: 288 | 2008
Keys’ primary argument to his military patrons was that solving the hunger problem effectively would be good for democracy. A famished Europe would be fertile ground for communist and fascist ideologues. Knowledge about hunger could be a weapon used to fend off the Red Menace.
The Memoir Spot
Mr. Humble & Dr. Butcher
by Brandy Schillace
“The fight over brain death had proved that even research scientists ignored public opinion at their peril. American progress in heart transplant medicine had stalled while the lawsuit disputing science’s claim to Bruce Tucker’s heart had wound its way through the courts. As soon as twelve Virginian jurors affirmed the surgeons’ right to harvest organs from the brain-dead man, transplant cases rose quickly.”
The Product Spot
The Office for Human Research Protection
The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) provides leadership in the protection of the rights, welfare, and well-being of human subjects involved in research conducted or supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).