Word: hwang
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...When Hwang Woo Suk, one of South Korea's leading cloning experts, hit a frustrating patch in his research last year, a neurosurgeon colleague suggested he spend time with some patients who might benefit from stem-cell research. Hwang met a young couple with a tragic tale. The day after their wedding, the newlyweds went hiking. The husband slipped on a mountain trail and injured his spine. In the five years since the accident, the man hadn't been able to walk or go to the bathroom without his wife's help...
...realized these people are not living," Hwang, 51, says. "They are surviving. That day I made a promise to myself to continue my research until I succeeded...
...Last week, Hwang was in Seattle describing his team's breakthrough in cloning human cells for therapeutic purposes, which could lead to the creation of replacement organs and tissues for injured or diseased patients. That could take years, or may never happen at all, because of the controversy surrounding human cloning. Laws passed in Korea last year make cloning for the purpose of making a baby illegal, and legislation coming into effect next year will probably restrict therapeutic cloning to a few institutions granted government licenses and approved by an ethics board...
...Hwang says he understands the ethical questions inescapably conjured by his work, but he insists that the research go on, for people like the paralyzed husband he met last year. "The medical value and potential of this is immeasurable," says Hwang. "Halting all related research would be like burning down the stable to catch a flea...
...like ... asking whether a venomous snake will bite." Hwang Jang Yop, highest ranking defector from North Korea, when asked during a trip to the U.S. if Kim Jong Il is a threat...