Investigations Document Still More Problems for Stem Cell Researchers

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Seoul—The accusations surrounding Woo Suk Hwang's discredited stem cell research have gone from bad to worse. Last week, a report from the South Korean National Bio-ethics Committee said that Hwang and his team seriously violated basic ethical rules in their collection of human oocytes and that some of the 119 donors became severely ill as a result of the procedure. The government's auditor also said on Monday that it so far could not account for $2.6 million in research funds that Hwang had received. And there could be more to come: At least five investigations are continuing in South Korea and the United States.