“All I saw before me were acres of skin. It was like a farmer seeing a
fertile field for the first time.” So dermatologist Albert Kligman recalled his
first visit to Holmesburg Prison, a leading centre, under his leadership, for
human experiments involving shampoo, eye drops and much, much worse. Acres of
Skin, Allen Hornblum’s exposé of 20 years of experiments in one US
prison, contains powerful first-hand testimony. Published by Routledge,
£19.99, ISBN 0415919908.
More from Â鶹´«Ã½
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Earth
Huge crater in Australia may be the oldest impact structure on Earth
News
Health
You should turn off fans when it's too hot – but how hot is too hot?
News
Humans
Elite Maya people had teeth placed in a cave far from their tombs
News
Mind
Parenting may permanently improve brain health for mums and dads
Features
Popular articles
Trending Â鶹´«Ã½ articles
1
Woman with Alzheimer's starts conversing again after taking psilocybin
2
You should turn off fans when it's too hot – but how hot is too hot?
3
The secrets to keeping your brain sharp in old age
4
Huge crater in Australia may be the oldest impact structure on Earth
5
How menopause radically changes the brain – and what happens after
6
‘Fusogenic’ neurosurgery let paralysed pigs walk again – are we next?
7
Faecal transplant makes the brains of old mice act young again
8
A promising natural technique to remove CO2 could backfire
9
People training new AI models admit they just get chatbots to do it
10
Elite Maya people had teeth placed in a cave far from their tombs
