The Boys at the Center of a Famous Scientist's Research

Nobel laureate D. Carleton Gajdusek brought dozens of boys from the Pacific Islands to live with him in America; this short traces the darker reality behind his claimed philanthropy.

A sobering investigative glimpse into the hidden cost of a celebrated scientist's legacy.

D. Carleton Gajdusek won the Nobel Prize for his work on a disease in Papua New Guinea. In the course of three decades, he brought dozens of boys from the Pacific Islands to live with him in the United States. Gajdusek c

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