Describe the assurances present today in the IRB process (e.g., data security options available to protect study volunteers) that prevent these intentional errors from occurring again.

Step 1: You will need to select one of two case studies to review in full:
Smith, S. (2010). Wellesley professor unearths a horror: syphilis experiments in Guatemala: US apologizes for performing unethical study in 1940s. Boston Globe https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/wellesley-professor-unearths-horror-syphilis/docview/756076985/se-2?accountid=11033
Marcus, A. D. (2020, Aug 01). Henrietta Lacks and Her Remarkable Cells Will Finally See Some Payback; Research labs and companies gained financially from the Black woman’s cancer cells. Decades later, two entities are donating money to her foundation. Wall Street Journal (Online). https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/henrietta-lacks-her-remarkable-cells-will-finally/docview/2429454674/se-2?accountid=11033

Step 2: You will need to identify the ethical standards and principles violated in the case.
Step 3: In your essay, you will describe the assurances present today in the IRB process (e.g., data security options available to protect study volunteers) that prevent these intentional errors from occurring again.

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