Posted on 12/27/2005 6:12:08 PM PST by wagglebee
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Two members of a stem-cell research team allegedly gave $30,000 to a former member of the group to retract comments about fabricating research data.
Professors Ahn Cu-rie and Yoon Hyun-soo, both of Seoul National University, allegedly gave the money to Kim Seon-jong during a trip this month to the University of Pittsburgh, where he had been working since he left the South Korean research team, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported Tuesday.
University officials say research by Professor Hwang Woo-suk was fabricated. Hwang said he would resign from the university but did not admit his work, involving the creation of stem-cell lines, was faked, the BBC reported.
Hwang, in research published in May in the journal Science, claimed South Korean scientists were able to clone human embryos that included DNA that matched genetic materials from 11 patients.
Officials claim Ahn and Yoon gave Kim thousands of dollars to retract statements regarding the research. Kim returned the funds to Seoul National University when he returned to South Korea, the newspaper said.
It now appears that Hwang was bribing others to keep quiet about his fraud.
Virtually no recognition of this story of this story by the MSM.
I guess they don't want to contradict themselves.
There will be no recognition of this in the MSM because it harms their agenda about the "wonders" of embryonic stem cells. By the same token, there is almost no recognition of the tremendous advances that are being made with adult stem cells and umbilical cord cells.
The MSM is toast - they have absolutely no credibility left. And committing treason just to advance their political agenda, why would I believe anything they print? Totally indignant about the outing of Flame, and want to know who did it. BUT when it comes to leaking REAL SECRETs, why that is ok because the American citizens have a right to know what the corrupt Bush administrating is doing behind their backs. Makes me want to puke. I have never had a NYT in my house, and certainly never will touch one in the future.
Hwang BumP
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