The Tuskegee Syphilis Study, which was halted in 1972 only when national press reports prompted public outrage, was the longest nontherapeutic experiment on human beings in medical history.

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The Tuskegee Syphilis Study lasted for 40 years, from 1932 to 1972, and involved observing untreated syphilis in African American men, making it one of the longest nontherapeutic experiments on humans.

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Which Was Halted in 1972 Only