Iam not sspecifically talking about this example and I am not trying to imply this tissue has any sort of consciousness but if "foundational research" means "man made horrors beyond my comprehension" maybe we need to find another way, and if we cannot, maybe we just shouldn't torture conscious beings in the name of science and progress.
As you're well aware, no telescope on Earth can see the leftover descent stages of the Apollo Lunar Modules or anything else Apollo-related. Not even the Hubble Space Telescope can discern evidence of the Apollo landings. The laws of optics define its limits.
"Even if a firm gains monopoly power, the Chicago school prefers to allow the market to correct the problem rather than to rely on government intervention". And of course, Reagan.
This is dystopian beyond Black Mirror and disturbingly real at the same time.