The research breakthrough that wasn't

Article Abstract:

Seoul's Munhwa Broadcasting Corp. (MBC) reported the fraud allegations about South Korean biologist Suk Hwang's dramatic breakthroughs in stem cell research, which triggered a public outcry against MBC as well as a full-scale investigation by Seoul National University. The international scientific community was shocked when the university investigators announced on December 29, 2005, that they had found no evidence in Hwang's lab that any of the 11 cloned cell lines even existed.

South Korea, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Biologists, Stem cell research, Suk Hwang

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Privacy in peril: Electron intrusion

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Technology had changed the concept of privacy by 1890s, when police agencies had figured out how to tap phones, about which the public was unaware until a 1916 investigation into New York public utilities presented evidence of the taps. However, In Katz v. United States, the court ruled that FBI agents had violated the Fourth Amendment by not requesting a judicial warrant before installing a listening device on a phone booth to record calls made by Charles Katz.

Government regulation (cont), Government domestic functions, Government regulation, Legal/Government Regulation, Laws, regulations and rules, Electronic surveillance, Domestic policy

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Student aid: loan scandals

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Investigations are being conducted into scandals involving financial-aid officials of universities who have recommended certain private lenders' loans in exchange of payoffs and gifts.

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Financial Services, Finance and Insurance, DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS, Colleges and universities, College & Student Grants NEC, Financial services industry, Student financial aid, Student aid, Student assistance programs

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