The potential value to the Americans of Japanese-provided data, encompassing human research subjects, delivery system theories, and successful field trials, was immense. However, historian Sheldon H. Harris concluded that the Japanese data failed to meet American standards, suggesting instead that the findings from the unit were of minor importance at best. Harris characterized the research results from the Japanese camp as disappointing, concurring with the assessment of Murray Sanders, who characterized the experiments as “crude” and “ineffective”.
Only metal because he was, at least at some level, OK with it.
Many MANY have died for science without consent or even options.
And then there are those who died for “science”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731