Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment (1933) When asked why they had to receive several "back shots"(spinal taps), researchers repeatedly lied to the men, claiming theshots were "therapeutic" when in fact the spinal taps gaveinsight to infection from the spinal canal into the brain.

Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment (1933) When asked why they had to receive several "back shots"(spinal taps), researchers repeatedly lied to the men, claiming theshots were "therapeutic" when in fact the spinal taps gaveinsight to infection from the spinal canal into the brain.