Verdict: Hwang's human stem cells were all fakes
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Woo Suk Hwang had submitted two papers, claiming to have cloned human cells, the first in 2004 describing the first cloned embryo and derivation of a stem-cell line from it and the second in 2005 claimed establishment of eleven patient-specific' stem-cell lines. A committee headed by Myung Hee Chung of Seoul National University (SNU) investigated the case and concluded that both the work have turned out to be complete and deliberate fakes and an act of deception of scientific community.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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A seismic shift in thinking
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Researchers armed with a range of sophisticated instruments are becoming more confident with their earthquake predictions. Billion dollars' worth of earthquake monitoring equipment is complemented by new statistical methods and theories.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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Whale of a catch blows hole in family tree
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Analysis of the skull of a baleen whale which was found in 1998 suggested that it represented a new specie. Scientists suspect more than just the six recognized species of baleen whales of genus Balaenoptera to be still alive.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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