It’s also why quacks and antivaxxers so frequently create their own bogus IRBs, following the unethical trail blazed by Stanislaw Burzynski and Mark & David Geier.
David Gorski, MD, PhD
That's their kryptonite. They know what an IRB is but their lack of working knowledge of IRBs compared to reputable medical scientists is their weakness.
Was thinking of @gorskon.bsky.social wrote last year about quack James Lyons-Weiler.
www.respectfulinsolence.com/2024/02/14/a...
James Lyons-Weiler announced that he is creating his own IRB. Its real purpose? Likely to provide cover for unethical antivax studies.
