Guinea Pig Scientists: Bold Self-Experimenters in Science and Medicine

It was August 27, 1885. In a hospital in Lima, Peru, a student named Daniel Carrión was preparing to infect himself with a dreaded disease . . . He had a small, sharp lancet ready . . . Carrión's friends and teacher from the medical school thought it was a bad idea. They knew Carrión was eager to learn more about this mysterious disease.

But were the risks worth it?

Science and medicine from the inside out-ten engrossing stories of self-exper…