Hwang affair

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The Hwang affair, or Hwang scandal, or Hwanggate, is a case of scientific misconduct and ethical issues surrounding a South Korean biologist, Hwang Woo-suk, who claimed to have created the first human embryonic stem cells by cloning. Hwang and his research team at the Seoul National University (SNU) claimed cloning of pigs in 2002, and then BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)-resistant cow. In 2004, they announced the successful cloning of human stem cells using somatic cell nuclear transfer. The next year they cloned 11 person-specific stem cells using 185 human eggs, the publication of which the journal Science remarked as "a ground-breaking paper". Recognitions and honours immediately followed Hwang. For the 2004 research, Hwang received the South Korea's Presidential Award in Science and Technology, with Time magazine listing him among the "People Who Mattered 2004" and the most influential people in "The 2004 Time 100". For his 2005 work, he was elevated as "the pride of Korea...

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