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>They are using the current state of the law as their definition for what is unethical No, they're not. See here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35837498

by foldr 4y ago

>They are using the current state of the law as their definition for what is unethical No, they're not. See here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35837498 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35837498 >It isn't a hard line, but negotiated with the FDA on a Case by case basis. Of course it's not a hard line, but this particular case falls way over on the 'not allowed' side. It's not any kind of borderline case.

s1artibartfast 4y ago
>>They are using the current state of the law as their definition for what is unethical >No, they're not. See here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35837498 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35837498 They are making arbitrary assumptions for what is a procedure is, when it is in fact open ended, calling it "dangerous, highly experimental, early stage medical procedure" They are assuming that the same procedure done in monkeys would be done in humans, which is not supported by the quote, or how the real world works. You can different experiments in humans than monkeys to achieve the same goal, they need not be identical, or even similar.