NEWS CATEGORIES:

NEWS ARCHIVE >>
SOFTPEDIA REVIEWS >>

Home / News / Science / Space

Space

Scientific Scandal in South Korea Regarding the success of the stem cell researches	By Tudor Raiciu, World and Health News Editor 16th of December 2005, 12:39 GMT Adjust text size:


South-Korean researcher Hwang Woo-suk declined the accusations which said that he falsified the results of his studies on stem cells, AP informed. "Our research team made patient-specific embryonic stem cells and we have the technology to produce them," Hwang told a news conference. The article on Hwang Woo-suk's results published in the Science journal showed how individual stem cell colonies were created for 11 patients through cloning, this discovery being regarded by the scientific community as a great step forward towards treating hard to cure conditions. Hwang Woo-suk, 53, became a target for criticisms after admitting last month that he used eggs from some of his researchers, a practice condemned by the scientific community. "Being too focused on scientific development, I may not have seen all the ethical issues related to my research. We needed a lot of ova [eggs] for the research but there were not enough ova around", Dr Hwang said. "I again sincerely apologize for having caused concern at home and abroad." Yesterday, Roh Sung-il, the administrator of the hospital where the researches took place and co-author of the study, said that Hwang had admitted fabricating the results. In addition to that, CNN writes that Roh accused the researcher of contaminating the stem cell lines. "He's avoiding taking the responsibility that he should take," Roh said. According to AP, the South-Korean government has financed Hwang Woo-suk's researches with $24.7 million.

Rating:

Good (3.3/5)

6 vote(s) so far

Read by 1,467 user(s) | Add comment | Link to this article

Subscribe to news |

Print article |

Send to friend

© Copyright 2001-2008 Softpedia
Contact:

SEARCH THE NEWS ARCHIVE :

Today's News | Yesterday's News | News Archive

MORE RELATED ARTICLES:

Researchers Discover the Embryonic Stem Cells' Triggering Mechanism

Researchers Isolate the Root of Prostate Cancer

User opinions:

No user comments yet.

Be the first to express your opinion using the form below!

Share your opinion:

SUBMIT PROGRAM \| ADVERTISE \| GET HELP \| SEND US FEEDBACK \| RSS FEEDS \| ENTER NEWS SITE \| ENGLISH BOARD \| ROMANIAN FORUM
© 2001 - 2008 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Softpedia™ and the Softpedia™ logo are registered trademarks of SoftNews NET SRL.	Copyright Information \| Privacy Policy \| Terms of Use \| Update your software \| Archive