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Korean Stem Cell "Pioneer" is a fraud
Breitbart.com, Associated Press ^ | Dec 15 8:07 AM US/Eastern | Associated Press

Posted on 12/15/2005 9:25:43 AM PST by DesScorp

SEOUL, South Korea - A doctor who provided human eggs for research by cloning pioneer Hwang Woo-suk said in a Thursday broadcast that the South Korean scientist admitted that most of the stem cells produced for a key research paper were faked. Roh Sung-il, chairman of the board at Mizmedi Hospital, told KBS television that Hwang had agreed to ask the journal Science to withdraw the paper, published in June to international acclaim. Roh was one of the co-authors of the article that detailed how individual stem cell colonies were created for 11 patients through cloning.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fraud; hwang; hwangwoosuk; stemcells

1 posted on 12/15/2005 9:25:44 AM PST by DesScorp
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To: DesScorp

Anytitng done by a Scientist named Wang Woo Sucks should be looked at suspiciously.


2 posted on 12/15/2005 9:29:11 AM PST by sgtbono2002
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To: sgtbono2002

He should claim that the frauds were committed not by him, but by his clone.


3 posted on 12/15/2005 9:54:25 AM PST by oblomov
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To: DesScorp

Woo Suk, you suck!


4 posted on 12/15/2005 9:57:59 AM PST by AndrewB
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To: neverdem

FYI Ping!


5 posted on 12/15/2005 10:00:47 AM PST by airborne (Al-Queda can recruit on college campuses but the US military can't!)
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To: airborne; cpforlife.org; Coleus; Peach; Mr. Silverback; MHGinTN; Asphalt; hocndoc
Scientist Faked Stem Cell Study, Associate Says The NY Times is deeply, deeply saddened.
6 posted on 12/15/2005 12:13:40 PM PST by neverdem (May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
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To: 2nd amendment mama; A2J; Agitate; AliVeritas; Alouette; Annie03; aposiopetic; attagirl; Augie76; ...
Well, at least a few people will know the Emperor has no clothes...

ProLife Ping!

If anyone wants on or off my ProLife Ping List, please notify me here or by freepmail.

7 posted on 12/15/2005 1:02:39 PM PST by Mr. Silverback ("I want a hippopotamus for Christmas...only a hippopotamus will do!")
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To: DesScorp

Thanks for posting.

Why are we not surprised by this admission?

I am more concerned about the many "experiments" being done on human stem cells without any oversight or an ounce of ethical consideration. God awful stuff.


8 posted on 12/15/2005 1:30:37 PM PST by eleni121 ('Thou hast conquered, O Galilean!' (Julian the Apostate))
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