One of the most important regulations is informed consent. Informed consent is crucial because there may be studies where possible harm is unavoidable, but there could be great benefits. It's important that the people participating in that type are fully aware of the possible outcomes. The investigations also have to be explained to them in ways that they understand, not with big scientific wording just meant to be confusing. An example of a case study that shows the importance of the subjects being aware of what they are agreeing to is the Yanomami Indian tribes and their blood. The “Yanomami were promised that Neel’s blood samples would be analyzed to discover information helpful …show more content…
Laura Stark, author of Behind Closed Doors: IRBs and the Making of Ethical Research, explains this as the “many ways in which IRB administrators and members can interpret the rules.” This could cause difficulties to researchers because it's more unclear on how they should set up their investigations in order to get approved. It could be set up similar to the judiciary system in the U.S. where there is a top board, like the supreme court, that interrupts the rules and then sets precedents for other