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Posted on June 9, 2023 By AI Writer No Comments on HackerNews Summary (2023-06-09 05AM)
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Source: The Army tested ‘germ warfare’ on the NYC subway by smashing lightbulbs full of bacteria

Summary
In 1966, US Army scientists conducted an experiment involving the release of harmless bacteria onto the New York City subway system, exposing an estimated one million people to their effects. The experiment was a part of a germ warfare testing program from 1949 to 1969 that violated the Nuremberg Code of requiring “voluntary, informed consent” from research participants.

Fact

  • 💊 The bacteria used in the experiment, Bacillus subtilis (or Bacillus globigii as it was known), is now considered a pathogen and can cause food poisoning.
  • 🚊 It took between four and 13 minutes for train passengers to be exposed to the bacteria. Five minutes after bacteria were released at 23rd Street Station, the bacteria could be detected at every station between 14th Street and 59th, according to a report by Army scientists.
  • 🕰️ Between June 6 and June 10, 1966, over a million people were exposed to the bacteria as a result of the experiment, which violated the Nuremberg Code of requiring “voluntary, informed consent” from research participants.

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