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NEWS ABOUT: Hwang Woo suk

Hwang Woo suk stories: 2 news summaries

Mixed Verdict Against Fake Korean 'Cloner'

Scientist who lied about stem cells gets suspended sentence

Oct 26, 09 5:07 AM CDT
(AP) - The disgraced South Korean scientist who falsely claimed major breakthroughs in stem cell research in human clones was convicted of embezzlement and other charges, but was acquitted of fraud and received only a suspended sentence. Hwang Woo-suk was hailed as a national hero in 2004 for claiming in the journal... More »

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stem cell research • fraud • South Korea • Hwang Woo suk • cloning • clone

Fake Cloner Stumbled
Onto Major
Stem Cell Find

Scandal overshadowed self-fertilizing eggs

Aug 3, 07 7:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The South Korean stem cell researcher who faked cloning a human egg and forged research results actually made a huge discovery without realizing it. Scientists reviewing his work have discovered that his team's embryonic stem cells were the product of unfertilized eggs that underwent parthenogenesis, or divided on their own,... More »

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stem cell research • fraud • South Korea • stem cells • parthenogenesis • Hwang Woo suk • cloning

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