Researchers for the Tuskegee Syphilis Study
A) purposely infected black men with syphilis.
B) enlisted the support of local doctors to ensure that their subjects would not receive treatment for syphilis.
C) received no government funding for their work.
D) were forced to stop the study after five years.
E) followed the guidelines laid out in established codes of research ethics.

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The researchers enlisted the support of local doctors to deny treatment for syphilis to their subjects, which was a major violation of research ethics. The study lasted for 40 years before it was finally uncovered and halted. The study led to significant changes in research ethics and protections for human subjects in the United States.