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Earlier this year, internationally-acclaimed South Korean scientist Hwang Woo Suk was found to have deliberately fabricated scientific data. Although he claimed to have made breakthroughs in stem cell research, an independent investigation discovered that his work was riddled with lies. In an instant, the national hero became a national disgrace...
...have published articles about human embryonic stem-cell research in scientific journals since 2002, and concluded that the U.S. was "falling behind in the international race to make fundamental discoveries" in the field. Asian efforts are well funded, but haven't escaped difficulties either. South Korean veterinary scientist Woo Suk Hwang, who cloned the first dog and claimed to have cloned the first human embryo, was discredited late last year after he confessed to falsifying many of his results. Liberal laws and renewed funding, meanwhile, are pushing Europe toward the front of the field. The UK Stem Cell Foundation...
...Neuman is an expert in immigration law, a speciality that Harvard has sought in recent years. In addition to the lateral hires, two of the Law School’s assistant professors—Kenneth Mack and Ryan Goodman—received tenure, while two others—Jeannie Suk and Rachel Brewster—were hired as assistant professors. Four clinical lecturers were promoted to the new position of “clinical professor”: Deborah E. Anker, James L. Cavallaro ’84, John G. Palfrey ’94, and Robert C. Bordone...
Since Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk fell from grace last year over his now-discredited work on human cloning, he has been stripped of his position at Seoul National University and currently faces trial on charges of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the donors who sponsored his work. At last week's hearing, Hwang explained that while some of the cash may have found its way into extracurricular projects, "all of the money was used for the purpose of research." Besides paying for one scientist's wedding and another's housing, that research agenda apparently included attempts...
...mannerisms and strangeness, Eastern societies have dehumanized the scientist in a completely opposite way: They have deified him. In many Asian countries, scientists are national heroes. Take Chen Jin, a top physicist, who was feted by top Chinese leaders for developing the Hanxin computer chip. Or Hwang Woo-Suk, the South Korean biologist whose pioneering stem cell research was a point of national pride. When the research of each scientist was uncovered as fraudulent, it was a blow not just to the field in which his work was conducted, not just to the institution he was affiliated...