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While I totally get what you mean, I’d guess for scientists, the answer is generally, “no”. Expected outcomes for trials like this are a whole lot less certain to the people doing the work, that than it seems on the outside, so i think it wouldn’t even occur to the scientists that the downside of “withholding” treatment from the tiny (relative to the population) control group comes close to the upside.



Yeah, it's just a wistful thing, and most of us laymen don't even experience the part where you want to know something but don't know it yet.




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