Annie McVey, whose 15-year-old daughter Claire died from CJD in January, has already put herself forward to act as a guinea pig.

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Kirchner, who constantly accused the IMF and the U.S. for using Argentina as a guinea pig for their Washington Consensus-policies, negotiated the largest bond restructure in history, according to Mackintosh.

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This reporter lay down as a guinea pig.

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It works by heating the moisture in a person's skin to the point where it feels, according to Kelley Hughes, an official at the directorate who volunteered to act as a guinea pig, like opening a hot oven.

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The guinea pig, or cuy as it is known in Peru (from its chirping cries), is a delicacy throughout the central Andes.

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