The current Yanomamö scandal: Neel, Chagnon et al

American Anthropological Association (AAA), in particular, long term damage. An investigative journalist named Patrick Tierney is publishing a book (sometime in October 2000) 'Darkness in El Dorado' in which he claims that Chagnon, Tim Asch (the visual anthropologist who made Chagnon's Yanomamo films ('The Axe Fight' and others) and geneticist Dr James Neel have conducted medical experiments under the Yanamamo for close to 35 years.