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Cold War Scientists Pushed Ethical Boundaries With Radiation Experiments
A San Francisco Navy lab used radiation on humans who didn’t know enough about the risks to offer informed consent.
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Attempt to Recall SF Supervisor Engardio Faces Uphill Battle
An attempt to recall San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio is under way. But experts say it will be tough, as wealthy donors ...
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Why the Navy Conducted Radiation Experiments on Humans
Scientists from the Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard ran at least 24 experiments on ...
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Human Radiation Studies Included Mock Combat, Skin Tests and a Plan to Inject 49ers
The Navy conducted 24 studies over 18 years, experimenting on 1,073 people. They gained few scientific insights.
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After Atomic Test Blunder, Government Authorized Study of Radiation in Humans
Pacific bomb tests left the Navy with radioactive ships to clean. A lab in SF saw an opportunity to expand its mandate. Part ...
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Exposed: The Human Radiation Experiments at Hunters Point
The U.S. Navy subjected servicemen and others to ethically questionable radiation exposure in San Francisco during the Cold ...