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Prime Human Cloning Researcher Humiliated

Posted by Zonk on from the political-setback dept.

Starker_Kull writes "Today, the first scientist to clone human egg cells, Dr. Hwang Woo-suk, was forced to resign from his post for 'breaches of ethics'. It appears that the ethical breaches consisted of overzealous assistants who volunteered their own eggs for use. After Dr. Hwang declined the offer, the assistants secretly donated their eggs under false names. After Dr. Hwang discovered the deception, he tried to cover it up to protect his researchers - but the news eventually leaked out."

22 of 252 comments (clear)

  1. i guess we can safely say he has got... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...egg on his face.

    sorry, but i will be here all week.

    1. Re:i guess we can safely say he has got... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      > sorry, but i will be here all week.

      Good thing it's friday.

    2. Re:i guess we can safely say he has got... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      woo... that must suk (sorry, sorry, I'll get my coat)

    3. Re:i guess we can safely say he has got... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      I guess that's still better than being caught with sperm on his face...

  2. I for one ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I for one welcome our secretly cloned female Korean researcher overlords.

    Sorry.

    1. Re:I for one ... by Vengeance · · Score: 4, Funny

      Now now, it seems you forgot to mention that in Korea, only old people donate their eggs.

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  3. But surely... by mrRay720 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...this is a breach of eggthics, not ethics?

    1. Re:But surely... by martinmarv · · Score: 3, Funny

      The time for yolks is ova (etc)

  4. It's Not Over... by gowen · · Score: 5, Funny

    Although he has resigned, the 17 identical copies of Prof. Hwang will continue to do his research for him.

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  5. Vacancy by D-Cypell · · Score: 4, Funny

    So what you are saying is that there is a senior scientific position vacant where one of the perks could be described as "Research assistants keen to donate their eggs to the successful applicant".

    Please form an orderly line... behind me.

  6. Not the egg donation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The problem was not the eggs themselfs but the fact that he was alwasy making omlettes!

  7. Non-PC Fun for English Speakers by operagost · · Score: 3, Funny
    Imagine, if he took a new position in the USA, how his name would look in reverse on the immigration form:

    Woo-Suk, Hwang

    Adding insult to injury ...

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  8. She did such good work.. by Exluddite · · Score: 4, Funny

    "You do such an excellent job, I wish I had ten of you around here. Hey, wait a minute!...."

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  9. Surely, you're eggzagerating. by crovira · · Score: 2, Funny

    I know. I know.

    You hate puns and I should stop calling you Surely.

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  10. Re:Maybe I'm confused ... [OT] by thatguywhoiam · · Score: 4, Funny
    For some reason,
    whenever I see
    a post like this
    with very short lines,

    it reminds me of bad
    poetry
    or perhaps,
    the halting speech patterns
    of William

    Shatner

    or Donald

    Rumsfeld

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  11. Great now we have a mad scientist... by Cesaro · · Score: 5, Funny

    Top human cloning expert gets "humiliated." Great. Now this guy is going to go bat-shit insane, move to some small island and start wreaking havoc.

    Next article is going to be "Humiliated cloning experts buys thousands of linen suits, panama hats, and a cane then moves to small tropical island."

    Great....

  12. Woo- by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Suks to be him!

  13. Re:Such Insightfull Mods by tjw · · Score: 2, Funny
    Modded as flamebait and troll... Sorry but my post was very serious
    Have you considered trying a different username?
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  14. Mother Nature's little mistakes by ColdWetDog · · Score: 1, Funny

    I just love Internet journalism:

    From the caption of the picture tied to the article "South Korean cloning pioneer Woo Suk Hwang speaks to the nation during a news conference in Seoul, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005"

    The picture itself: a petri dish

    Dr. Hwang cloned himself as a bacterium in order to speak to the press?

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  15. Re: "American" rock stars only? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Sort of like American rock star mentioning that he enjoys fellatio to couple of backstage groupies. No pressure, no insinuations, but the need is serviced without question.

    Are you saying that non-American rock stars are not eligible for certain types of groupie services?

    I'm a British rock star, you insensitive clod!

  16. Re:5: Funny? by Fishead · · Score: 3, Funny

    On the other hand, the more it is overused, the funnier it gets. It has ceased to be funny a long time ago. Now it is just downright hilarious.

    I for one welcome our "I for one" overlord jokes.

  17. Re:5: Funny? by Chowderbags · · Score: 2, Funny

    I for one welcome out modded up discretionless overlords.