Panel Confirms S. Korean Cloning Fraud

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday January 10, 2006 @05:36AM from the sad-day-for-science dept.

mmell writes "South Korean cloning scientist Hwang Woo-suk created a stir when he claimed to have successfully cloned human stem cells, claims which were almost immediately viewed with skepticism in the scientific community. Now an article on the BBC's website chronicles the doctor's final fall from grace as nine scientists empanelled at Seoul University conclude that Doctor Hwang's sensational claims were in fact an elaborate fraud (although they have also confirmed that Doctor Hwang's prior claim to have cloned a dog appears to be valid)." Confirmation of the investigation begun last week.

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He he he... by RedNovember · 2006-01-10 05:41 · Score: 1, Offtopic

The last time we had a story it was Woo-Suk Hwang...

Interesting to see how everybody (including the news media) changed the name after all the bad jokes. woo suk hwang? apparently he doesn't anymore.

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