RE: When Eating Protein Can be a Death Sentence: PKU

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I am speechless after reading this blog. It was very interesting in terms of learning novelties. However, the personal part is very sad.

The only thing I can say is that back in the days, ethics was by no means a concern. It is good to see that we (as humans) have evolved in the good way. Now it even goes further, animal considerations being put on the front scene too. This being said, it is clear that it hurts to think about everything that has been done in the past, especially as this was considered as normal (even if it is by far not normal). We should not forget this, to avoid reproducing such a behaviour in the future.

I hope your brother had a nice and funny life, despite of his condition.



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Hello @lemouth,
I hesitated to share the personal information, but that would not have been honest. I obviously have an agenda.

At the same time we were prosecuting people at the Nuremberg Trials for performing medical experiments on humans, there were doctors performing experiments on helpless humans here, in the U.S. I think we have to let researchers know we are watching. Issues of informed consent loom large, even today. This is a whole area of medical ethics where I think people (even lay people) overlook the process because they have a goal that seems so important.

You bring up animals. Yes, we are responsible for them. I believe our ambition for answers should never lead us to dismiss suffering we impose on them.

As for my brother: the sweetest person ever. Thank you for your kind words about him. I promise my future blogs will be more cheerful in content.

It's wonderful that you are back active at Stemsocial. I hope circumstances allow you to continue and the rest of us to participate.

Take care.

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You are of course right. Ethics has never worked uniformly, if you see what I mean. You brought another proof...

We should always be careful not to making anyone or any living being suffering. And this should apply to science but also to any moment in life. Unfortunately, as I said, this ideal situation is far from being realised (damned humans...).

Have a nice end of the week. I am trying to stay as active as I used to be. It starts to be tough with the preparation of the upcoming lectures (and a bunch of referee reports to answer; including that of the paper I detailed in my previous blog), but I should manage, at least for now!

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