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South Korean Stem Cell Researcher Resigns in Disgrace After University Says He Faked Results
Voice Of America News ^
| 12-23-05
| WestVirginiaRebel
Posted on 12/23/2005 1:21:17 PM PST by WestVirginiaRebel
The South Korean university that once boasted of its relationship with stem cell researcher Hwang Woo-suck has now condemned him for grave misconduct. University investigators say the researcher falsified his research results, and Dr. Hwang has resigned in disgrace.
Ro Jung-hye, chief of the Seoul National University's research office, said Friday that Dr. Hwang faked most of his reasearch results, which were hailed as groundbreaking when first announced.
Ms. Roe says Dr. Hwang has committed major misconduct, which undermines the fundamentals of science.
(Excerpt) Read more at voanews.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: fraud; hwang; hwangwoosuk; stemcells
Sounds like this moron went to the Dan Rather School of Medicine.
To: WestVirginiaRebel
All you clones belong us.
To: WestVirginiaRebel
Science ragazine's editor should not be around much longer eityer.
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posted on
12/23/2005 1:23:06 PM PST
by
tallhappy
(Juntos Podemos!)
To: WestVirginiaRebel
Ro "Rut Roh!" Jyung-He resigned in disgrace . . .
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posted on
12/23/2005 1:23:23 PM PST
by
wideawake
To: WestVirginiaRebel
Hey, as long as the grants keep coming, who cares whether it's actually faked. I mean, there's nothing alchemical in this at all, right?
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posted on
12/23/2005 1:25:30 PM PST
by
AmishDude
To: wideawake
So my hope that Lassie will be whelped again is dashed by this lying sack of dog bleep.
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posted on
12/23/2005 1:26:07 PM PST
by
carumba
(The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. Groucho)
To: tallhappy
Many heads will fall after this disaster.....many organiaztions gave him all kinds of awards too...LOL. I always wonder how these people think they can get away with a fake "breakthrough discovery."
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posted on
12/23/2005 1:28:17 PM PST
by
indcons
(FReepmail indcons to join the MilHist ping list)
To: WestVirginiaRebel
Sorry, I couldn't get past "Hwang Woo-suck."
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posted on
12/23/2005 1:29:42 PM PST
by
mrs. a
(It's a short life but a merry one...)
To: WestVirginiaRebel
It's difficult to understand why scientific researchers commit fraud because they're almost certain to be unmasked eventually. Then they have no more career. None. Ever.
OTOH, fraud in humanities and social science research is the norm, expected, and rewarded. It even has nice academic names like deconstructionism, postmodernism, post-structuralism, hermeneutics, and multiculturalism.
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posted on
12/23/2005 1:36:13 PM PST
by
Sarastro
To: Sarastro
hermeneuticsI think conservatives who do bible study use hermeneutics to understand the bible. At least my conservative fellowship does.
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posted on
12/23/2005 1:39:18 PM PST
by
paudio
(Is it OK to say Merry Christmas to you...?)
To: Sarastro
Ain't it the truth? I mean, the basic premise of scientific research is that you deal with the invariable physics of the world, and the results of your research can be duplicated, in order to verify the correctness of your work. If you faked the results, there is just no way to hide the fact that your work can't be duplicated.
And there you are: fraud.
It just makes no sense.
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posted on
12/23/2005 2:17:46 PM PST
by
Fatuncle
(If I were not ignorant, I would not come here to learn things from you.)
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