regarding Hwang Woo Suk issue/ 2006년 2째주 topic

[Geena]

 

Hwang's team fabricated 2004 paper

Hwang lied about ova donation by his junior researchers

 Scientist Hwang Woo-suk and his team also fabricated data for a 2004 stem-cell paper published in the U.S. journal Science, said an investigation panel at his school.

 However, Hwang's claim of having produced the world's first cloned dog is authentic, the Seoul National University panel said in its final report released yesterday.

 The embattled scientist may face fraud charges given that his team received billions of won from the government between 1998 and 2005 for the research which has now been proven false, prosecution sources have said.

 Chung Myung-hee, head of an investigation panel at Seoul National University, yesterday announces the final report on Hwang Woo-suk‘s research. [The Korea Herald]

His later Science paper published in 2005 which claimed to have developed custom-made stem cells was also proven as fake. Hwang is also accused of having told another lie that he had no knowledge of ova donations to his research by junior members of his team.

The panel, consisting of six SNU faculty members and two outside experts, said Hwang's team manipulated images and DNA fingerprints published to support the 2004 paper.

 The Science article claimed to have achieved the world's first in cloning a human embryonic stem cell line, bringing Hwang to prominence.

 However, the panel has concluded the stem cell was developed not by cloning, but by parthenogenesis -- a process by which an egg develops on its own without fertilization.

 Hwang's team did not recognize that the stem cell was grown by means of parthenogenesis, said Chung Myung-hee, head of the panel.

 "Hwang's team members did not know that it was developed by parthenogenesis. It seems that they focused on falsifying the data," Chung told a news conference.

 Overall, the panel said Hwang's team has no technology to develop stem cells which raised hopes for replacing cells damaged by diseases such as Parkinson's and diabetes.

 However, the panel has said Hwang's team made some advancement towards creating stem cells

 Hwang's team has cloned embryos and developed them for almost a week to an early stage called blastocyst, the panel said.

 The panel also said Hwang's team has exceptional technology for cloning animals given that it has succeeded in cloning a dog.

The final report says Hwang was aware of ova donations from his two researchers when they happened in 2003.

"Hwang accompanied her when she received the operation on March 10 2003 at a fertility clinic run by his former research partner Roh Sung-il," it says.

Hwang officially maintained that he did not come to know of the donation until November 2005.

The egg donation of junior researchers is frowned upon by the international scientific community because of the possibility of coercion being used to gain the ova.

The researcher stated, however, that no coercion took place in the process, whereas a media report has said she was forced to do so.

"According to the testimony of the researcher who donated her eggs, the donation was made at the request of her and given consent from Dr. Hwang," said the panel.

The panel has also confirmed that Hwang's team played down the number of ova used for his research to raise the success rate.

At least 273 human eggs were used for Hwang's 2005 research which claimed to have used 185 eggs.

For three years between 2002 and 2005, four fertility clinics supplied a total of 2,061 human eggs extracted from 129 females to Hwang's team, the panel said.

Let's discuss!

You don't have to discuss on all questions ^ㅡ^ please choose some of them.

1. What brings this result you think?

 Authoritarianism of Korean professors ? Press of making new product of the study?

2. About a month ago, peoples who believe Dr. Hwang's research had a candle gathering in front of hospital where Dr. Hwang is and some of the station squares.

They also too much blamed on MBC(even on the head of MBC) for the broadcasting 'PD note' through the internet.

What is your opinion about this kind of crowd?

3. How do you think about the media play which YTN and MBC did to protect them or Dr. Hwang?

4. Can you donate your eggs for the national study that can be helpful for the disabled and for peoples who have incurable disease if you are a woman?

5. What can be the best way regarding punishment on Dr. Hwang?

What would you like to do if you are the judge?

[Geena]

주제가 무겁나요? ^-^요즘 워낙에나 이슈인지라...그냥 재미나게 이야기 할 수 있음 좋겠어요~

[서주(FOR몸짱)]

와~! 또 이거다....음..저번에 한번 했어요.. 다들 잘하실꺼라..^^; 나도 하고 싶은디..ㅋㅋㅋ

[joe_]

조금 무겁긴 하지만, 조심스럽게 이야기할수 있는 부분이군요^^ 토픽 올려주셔서 고마워요-

[Geena]

^^ 아하하...별말씀을...근데 지난번엥 stem cell bank 주제로 하신것 같던데 많이 중복되지는 않나요? 웅....아님 다른 주제를 생각해 볼까요?

[영어는내운명]

너무 토의 해보고 싶은 주제였는데... 특히 1번 ㅋㅋㅋ 근데 이번주 스터디 못가여 ㅜ.ㅜ

[ANA79]

헐...신문읽어야 겠네요

[Alice]

넘 어렵구만... 한국말로도 어찌 말을 해야할지.. '대략난감'이로고..

[friend]

요즘 신문의 일면을 장식하는 기사네요...ㅋㅋ 저번에 했을땐 영웅으로 대접했던 황우석 교수.. 이번엔 어떻게 애기될지 넘 흥미 진진한데요..^^

[제노]

아..주제가 넘 무거워진다...나날이...발걸음을 돌려야 되나...ㅎㅎ

[광82]

2006년 세번째 토픽~~

[알리]

토픽, 많이 기대됩니다.