Guinea Nuns

It's fairly common for nuns to volunteer for scientific studies.

Scientists believe nuns' unique lifestyles, free of sex and children, and the similar health conditions that nuns share with one another, make them an ideal group for broad scientific studies. And the nuns' willingness to volunteer for studies - some of which follow them for decades - is part of the reason why scientists like working with them.

The particular study highlighted is amusing --an order in Spain had to drink beer for 45 days straight. But see? The Church isn't against research; just against conscripting objects. Curtsy: The Curt Jester