What are "human guinea pigs"?

Answer by  cupcake (360)

If someone says they are a human guinea pig, it means someone is testing something out on them like scientists would do to rodents.

Answer by  Trueakitalover (1728)

This is a person who does medical testing to see what the side effects are of a drug that is going to be approved by the FDA.

Answer by  Srfingfreak (697)

Human Guinea Pigs can refer to many kinds of situations. At base, it refers to the use of a human being as a test subject for a process or material. It can also refer to human organs, or engineered human parts being used as test subjects.

Answer by  tamarawilhite (17883)

"Human guinea pigs" are human volunteers for medical experiments, instead of having to use animals like guinea pigs. "Human guinea pigs" are often paid for their time, travel, and risk.