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1. You would be correct in assuming that universities need humans to perform experiments on. What other type of organization needs human lab rats?
2. Before you are allowed to volunteer to be a human lab rat, what kind of document will you be asked to sign?
3. You would be surprised how many human lab rats are needed annually. Approximately how many human subjects are needed each year in the United States?
4. Being a human lab rat is not all cookies and genetically-enhanced cream. It can be dangerous. In 2006 a hospital in London engaged eight volunteers to test a new drug designed to fight rheumatoid arthritis and leukemia. Six of the subjects had violently negative reactions. A couple developed long-term problems. Which of the following is NOT a side effect suffered by a volunteer in this test?
5. Any American university or college that wishes to use human lab rats needs to have its research overseen and approved by an Institutional Review Board, or IRB. The IRB is a local board. There is no set number of board members required. However at least one member of the board must have a scientific background and one member must have a non-scientific background. Which of the following would qualify to be a non-scientific board member?
6. The Belmont Report outlined three basic ethical principals academic institutions must follow when using human lab rats. When reviewing a request to conduct experiments on humans, the IRB will want evidence that these principles will be followed. Which of the following is one of the principles?
7. If you want to make the most money per hour as a human lab rat, for which of the following should you volunteer?
8. In what type of experiment or study could you find yourself being a lab rat?
9. One type of medical experiment involving pharmaceuticals is called "double blind placebo trial." What is a double blind trial?
10. What Department of the US government is concerned with protecting the rights and welfare of human lab rats?
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