Embezzlement scandal rocks Korean universities

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Two professors at Seoul National University were charged in July 2005 with embezzling research funds due to which the South Korean Universities had to face increased scrutiny. Byung-Hwan Oh, a professor of civil engineering was accused of buying research equipment from companies that did not exist with fabricated receipts, while Youngman Cho, a mechanical engineering professor was detained for the misappropriation of 190 million won.

Executive changes & profiles, Officials and employees, Seoul National University, Byung-Hwan Oh

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Korean stem-cell crisis deepens

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The stem-cell pioneer, Woo Suk Hwang of South Korea, is facing charges over the way he obtained human eggs for his research. Hwang's team, based at Seoul National University, has produced a string of landmark papers in stem-cell research, including the first stem cells obtained from a cloned human embryo and the first patient-matched embryonic stem cells.

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Clone star admits lies over eggs

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Woo Suk Hwang, a neuroscientist in California finally admits, after a year and a half of denials that his stem cell research used eggs from paid donors and junior members of his team. Despite the confession, which shocked South Korea and the global stem-cell research community, many have remained supportive.

California, Research ethics

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