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>What became of all those eggs?

>The Korean veterinarian, Woo Suk Hwang,paid for and otherwise procured hundreds – maybe a thousand – of human oocytes that were supposedly used in his now-debunked research to produce human cloned embryonic stem cells. (For history – see this AAAS press release from May which emphatically repeats the “unpaid donor” line) What actually happened to … Continue reading →

What became of all those eggs?

The Korean veterinarian, Woo Suk Hwang,paid for and otherwise procured hundreds – maybe a thousand – of human oocytes that were supposedly used in his now-debunked research to produce human cloned embryonic stem cells. (For history – see this AAAS press release from May which emphatically repeats the “unpaid donor” line) What actually happened to … Continue reading →

>Another Roe

>Roe Yung Hye, dean of research at Seoul National University, that is. Dr. Roe is the lead man cited by the New York Times as revealing that the University has determined that none of the 11 cloned human embryonic stem cells reported in Science this last June exist. They probably never did. The NYT is … Continue reading →

Another Roe

Roe Yung Hye, dean of research at Seoul National University, that is. Dr. Roe is the lead man cited by the New York Times as revealing that the University has determined that none of the 11 cloned human embryonic stem cells reported in Science this last June exist. They probably never did. The NYT is … Continue reading →

>Woo Suk Hwang, the Korean veterinarian and erst-while “cloning king,” has filed a legal complaint with authorities that some of his reported human cloned embryo stem cell lines were switched by someone else – but he’s also been accused by his own university of intentional fabrication of the report in the first place. The Seoul … Continue reading →

Woo Suk Hwang, the Korean veterinarian and erst-while “cloning king,” has filed a legal complaint with authorities that some of his reported human cloned embryo stem cell lines were switched by someone else – but he’s also been accused by his own university of intentional fabrication of the report in the first place. The Seoul … Continue reading →

>Snips and snarls

>Bioethics.net has a cute post today about the origins of Snuppy the Cloned Dog. But, the editors – and Art Caplan, who is not, but might as well be an editor – can’t resist doing what they were complaining about others doing.On the same day as the note about Snuppy – and many more covering … Continue reading →

Snips and snarls

Bioethics.net has a cute post today about the origins of Snuppy the Cloned Dog. But, the editors – and Art Caplan, who is not, but might as well be an editor – can’t resist doing what they were complaining about others doing.On the same day as the note about Snuppy – and many more covering … Continue reading →

>The fake science drinking game

> A new drinking trend to substitute for the ‘poktanju’ (bombshot) culture has surfaced during year-end celebrations among working people. Dubbed the “Hwang Woo-suk poktanju”, it involves creating 11 glasses of drinks, numbering them 2 to 12. Of these, no. two and three are made of ‘fake’ drinks such as water instead of beer. The … Continue reading →

The fake science drinking game

A new drinking trend to substitute for the ‘poktanju’ (bombshot) culture has surfaced during year-end celebrations among working people. Dubbed the “Hwang Woo-suk poktanju”, it involves creating 11 glasses of drinks, numbering them 2 to 12. Of these, no. two and three are made of ‘fake’ drinks such as water instead of beer. The Korea … Continue reading →