Magazine retracts discredited paper on embryonic stem cells

Science magazine is retracting a paper by disgraced Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk after it obtained the permission of everyone named in the paper. The retraction follows an investigation by Seoul National University that concluded that Hwang had faked the results of his work cloning embryonic stem cell lines. In addition, new allegations have been raised that Hwang actually pressured colleagues to donate their eggs to the research program. Hwang allegedly misrepresented the source of the eggs and now has to face claims of ethics violations in demanding eggs from two of the women who were involved in the program for his work on cloning.

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