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Re: Unknown Nobel Candidate



I am a high school senior doing a senior speech(graduation
requirement) on research ethics. I was told a story once about an
interesting episode in scientific ethics.
This man was close to being awarded the Nobel Prize in
Physiology(Medicine) for some sort of discovery. However, when the
voting comittee found that his test data come from human testing
conducted by Nazi scientists in concentration camps, he was taken out
of consideration for the Prize. This event occurred within the last
10-15 years. Could you tell me his name and anyplace on the internet
I could go for further information. Any help would be GREATLY
appreciated,
Thank you
-Jacob Zasada


I would suggest looking at Robert Jay Lifton's _The Nazi Doctors_. It
might be old enough to include this episode you mention. You also might
look for more recent things by Lifton, who has been very interested in the
ethical issues involved in the 'experiments' carried out by the Nazi
regime. I also recall a story on National Public Radio within the last
three years (I think) on the ethics of using information obtained during
this period. I don't recall any tie to Nobel-prize-winning work, however.