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...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...
President Robert Mugabe's policies to stem Zimbabwe's economic meltdown are once more attracting attention of all the wrong kind. Last year, in an operation called Murambatsvina (or "drive out trash"), soldiers destroyed the homes and market stalls of thousands of small traders and opposition supporters and forced many of them to resettle in grim camps or return to their rural homes. Recently, troops have swept rural areas, ostensibly to help boost agricultural productivity by growing food on idle farms. In reality, though, human-rights advocates say the army has begun seizing food from peasant farmers, raising fears that...
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...
...made for riveting reading [May 1]. Instead of hounding desperate refugees, the Chinese government should focus on prodding Pyongyang to open up and reform. Ultimately, only improved economic conditions under a more open system in North Korea can effectively stop the flow of refugees. If China really wants to stem illegal border crossings and help the North Korean people, a great step in the right direction would be spurring its basket-case neighbor to embrace globalization rather than just providing aid to prop up the regime. If that happened, the underground railroad created by American Christians would come...
...planned expansion of the campus into Allston, meanwhile, will put an unknown amount of additional pressure on the Faculty’s finances.The 500,000-square-foot science complex planned for Western Avenue, for instance, will likely be ineligible to receive federal funds because it will house the Harvard Stem Cell Institute.Government grants are usually a prime way for universities to win back some of the costs of science buildings after they become operational. But, Maull said, “Since the federal government doesn’t currently support stem cell work, we don?...