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Guinea Pig Zero Speaks

Podcast: October 2008


For much of his adult life, Robert Helms worked as a professional medical test subject. He chronicled his experiences, and that of others, in his zine Guinea Pig Zero. Excerpts of the publication are available in the book Guinea Pig Zero: An Anthology of the Journal for Human Research Subjects. We spoke to Helms about his career choice, the day to day lives of professional guinea pigs, and the role of human test subjects in modern medical science. Listen to the podcast.

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