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Leverett: Luke M. Appling, Amar C. Bakshi, Elizabeth W. Green, Stephanie R. Hurder, Alice C. Hwang, Long Le-Khac, Jose P. Payne-Johnson, Emily C. Richmond, Julian M. Rose, L. Alexander Slack...
...INDICTED. Dr. Hwang Woo Suk, 53, South Korean scientist who last year said he had created the world's first cloned human embryos and extracted stem cells, in a claim that raised hopes for treatment of numerous debilitating diseases, including Alzheimer's; after he was alleged to have fabricated key data, and later acknowledged lying; on charges of fraud, embezzlement and bioethics violations; in Seoul. Five of his research assistants were indicted on lesser charges...
INDICTED. Hwang Woo Suk, 53, South Korean scientist who said he had created the world's first cloned human embryos and extracted stem cells from them, a claim, published in 2004 and '05, that raised hopes for breakthrough treatments of debilitating diseases from cancer to Alzheimer's; on charges of fraud, embezzlement and bioethics violations; after investigators found key data had been faked; in Seoul. Hwang, who apologized publicly in January, continues to insist he was misled by other researchers...
Snuppy, the world's first cloned dog, recently marked his first birthday by plowing into three cakes--made of steamed rice, chocolate and ice cream. For his minders, the past year has been filled with controversy; Snuppy's creator, Hwang Woo Suk, was dismissed in March from Seoul National University for fabricating data on stem-cell studies. But the hound, who has never left campus, remains healthy. He spends his days playing with his student caretakers and bunks with them, too, for protection from anticloning activists. "We all love him so much," says a guardian. "He is very bright...
...Hwang, Kim says, referred repeatedly to the baby as "the Chink," because the father was a peasant from northeastern China, where Kim had fled earlier that year. As she lay on the prison floor, Hwang demanded that she abort the fetus herself. She refused, so the guard began kicking her in the stomach. Then he beat her and, as her sister screamed, continued beating Kim until she blacked out. When she regained consciousness, she says, she "was taken to a clinic in the camp, and in the most blunt manner, they removed [the fetus] from my body...