The Scientists Who Turned Humans Into Lab Rats | S19E5

How far would you go in the name of scientific discovery?

During World War II, deep within Japanese-occupied Manchuria, a secret military research facility became the site of some of history's most horrifying human experiments; an operation infamously known as Unit 731. At its helm was Dr. Shiro Ishii, a brilliant but ruthless military microbiologist who spearheaded Japan's biological warfare programme. Alongside his successor, Dr. Masaji Kitano, and a team of doctors and researchers, Ishii oversaw a system where prisoners were deliberately infected with deadly diseases, subjected to brutal experiments, and dissected in the pursuit of scientific knowledge and more effective weapons.

But perhaps even more disturbing than the experiments themselves was what happened to the scientists responsible. Because even after operating some of the most inhumane experiments, some of the researchers actually managed to walk away with immunity, their research deemed too valuable to lose. 

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