Before introducing the theme of his April 22 talk on abuses in medical research, University of Minnesota philosophy professor Dr. Carl Elliott discussed a literary device in detail. “Man-in-a-hole,” coined by the acclaimed American novelist Kurt Vonnegut, describes a story structure in which the main character, upon facing adversity, plunges into crisis yet overcomes this […] The post Blowing the Whistle: Bioethics’ Role in Medicine appeared first on Research Blog.