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The prestigious Scientific American monthly on Thursday said it is
striking geneticist Prof. Hwang Woo-suk from a list of the year¡¯s top
50 scientists, reacting to news that Hwang submitted flawed data with
his claim that he produced stem cells tailored to individual patients. The magazine in a message on its website summed up a series of
recent revelations about flaws in Hwang¡¯s research. ¡°With considerable
disappointment, the editors of Scientific American are immediately
removing Dr. Hwang Woo-suk from his honored position as Research Leader
of the Year on the 2005 Scientific American 50 list¡± in the special
December issue published on Nov. 23. The magazine included Hwang in its list of scientists who made
remarkable contributions to science with their innovative techniques. The editors said they tried to contact Hwang in vain, adding,
¡°We are also deeply concerned about the lasting damage that this fraud
may do to the reputation of stem cell research, which we continue to
regard as a highly worthy endeavor generally pursued by scientists
keeping to a far higher standard of honesty and ethics.¡± (englishnews@chosun.com )
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