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The Nuremberg Code (followed by the Declaration of Helsinki) resulted from inquiries into what happened in Nazi Germany in terms of research with human subjects.

a. True
b. False

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True The Nuremberg Code was created in response to Nazi medical experiments during World War II, and subsequent ethical guidelines including the Declaration of Helsinki were developed to protect human subjects in research.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Nuremberg Code was indeed established in response to the unethical medical research practices involving human subjects conducted by Nazi Germany during World War II.

This set of research ethics principles for human experimentation was created as a result of the atrocities discovered upon the liberation of concentration camps and during the subsequent Nuremberg Trials. The Declaration of Helsinki followed, further developing ethical guidelines for research involving human subjects.

These guiding documents were formulated to ensure the rights, safety, and well-being of research participants are protected moving forward, thus preventing a recurrence of such exploitations.

Additionally, the Tuskegee syphilis study in the United States also prompted significant changes in research ethics and the stronger enforcement of informed consent.

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