Between 1932 and 1972, a study was carried out in a small town in Alabama called Tuskegee to observe the evolution of syphilis in the rural African American population. Of the 600 men recruited, 399 were infected, but scientists never informed them of it, because they wanted to investigate development.
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Between 1932 and 1972, a study was carried out in a small town in Alabama called Tuskegee to observe the evolution of syphilis in the rural African American population. Of the 600 men recruited, 399 were infected, but scientists never informed them of it, because they wanted to investigate development.