{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Harvard Gazette","provider_url":"https:\/\/dev.news.harvard.edu\/gazette","author_name":"gazetteimport","author_url":"https:\/\/dev.news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/author\/gazetteimport\/","title":"Scientists discuss experiments on self &#8212; Harvard Gazette","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9wtJ2agDFs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2004\/04\/scientists-discuss-experiments-on-self\/\">Scientists discuss experiments on self<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2004\/04\/scientists-discuss-experiments-on-self\/embed\/#?secret=9wtJ2agDFs\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Scientists discuss experiments on self&#8221; &#8212; Harvard Gazette\" data-secret=\"9wtJ2agDFs\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/dev.news.harvard.edu\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Yes, self-experimentation is exactly what it sounds like. Its when a researcher uses him- or herself as the (or one of the) subjects of an experiment. A recent gathering at the School of Public Health (HSPH) looked into the practice in a discussion titled Self-Experimentation by Investigators: Panel and Case Discussion. The exchange produced a robust examination of the relationship between good ethics and rigorous science, between junior and senior investigators, and between scientists and institutional review boards (IRBs). The March 26 event, sponsored by the Schools Human Subjects Committee (HSC), drew researchers and IRB members from across Harvard, as well as from other universities and hospitals.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/dev.news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/04\/10-selfexamine1-450-2.jpg"}