Examining the value and risks of self-experimentation in scientific discovery, highlighting ethical challenges.
From Isaac Newton to Barry Marshall, self-experimentation has driven scientific discovery. In this article, George Winter examines the value, personal risk and growing regulatory dilemmas facing researchers who use this method to advance knowledge
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