During his experiments, Dr. Mengele's primary interest was twins. He was interested in their similarities and differences. He would become excited whenever he came across a set of twins because they sparked his imagination. He wanted to be able to change identical twins through various operations. However, these operations were based on no scienctific knowledge.
Megele wanted to make sure his subjects were calm before he began his research by taking good care of them. He would rescue them from the gas chambers and make sure they were given proper food, clothes, and living conditions. The children were fed sweets and were allowed to call him "Uncle". The experimentation began once the twins were healthy and strong enough.
Mengele inspected their entire bodies and measured them. He would try various tests on the two people in order to see how they reacted in comparison to one another. For example, he would purposely inject lethal germs into the twins. One night, he autopsed 14 Gypsy twins after he killed them instantaneously by injecting chloroform into their hearts. He also tried blood transfusions from one twin to the other, amputations, surgery without anesthetics, and sex change operations. There was an experiment in which he sewed together a pair of twins in an attempt to make siamese twins.
Twins were not the only subject that Dr. Mengele worked on. He operated on all children and adults, many of which were dwarfs or disabled. He was also very interested in eyes. He attempted to change people's eye color by injecting chemicals. His experiments include: racial experiments, war-injury related experiments, and pharmaceutical testing of drugs and experimental treatment.
Megele wanted to make sure his subjects were calm before he began his research by taking good care of them. He would rescue them from the gas chambers and make sure they were given proper food, clothes, and living conditions. The children were fed sweets and were allowed to call him "Uncle". The experimentation began once the twins were healthy and strong enough.
Mengele inspected their entire bodies and measured them. He would try various tests on the two people in order to see how they reacted in comparison to one another. For example, he would purposely inject lethal germs into the twins. One night, he autopsed 14 Gypsy twins after he killed them instantaneously by injecting chloroform into their hearts. He also tried blood transfusions from one twin to the other, amputations, surgery without anesthetics, and sex change operations. There was an experiment in which he sewed together a pair of twins in an attempt to make siamese twins.
Twins were not the only subject that Dr. Mengele worked on. He operated on all children and adults, many of which were dwarfs or disabled. He was also very interested in eyes. He attempted to change people's eye color by injecting chemicals. His experiments include: racial experiments, war-injury related experiments, and pharmaceutical testing of drugs and experimental treatment.
Mengele's experiments were beyond horrific. They were so disturbing that they earned themselves the #1 spot on the list of the "top 10 Evil Human Experiments"
Mengele's twin experiments are believed to have a lasting effect on the twin population.