informed consent for scientific research is very specific and very important. It's history is somewhat intersting, but goes back to the Geneva conventions in th

informed consent for scientific research is very specific and very important. It's history is somewhat intersting, but goes back to the Geneva conventions in the aftermath of WW2 and the Axis efforts on human experimentation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2328798/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2328798/