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Researcher Says Hwang Stem Cell Research Accurate
SNU Academics Seek Verification of Hwang Research
MBC Union Unrepentant Over Hwang Expose
Hwang Team Pre-Empts SNU Bid to Verify Research
Cloning Pioneer Visits Lab From Hospital
Top Geneticists Call on Hwang to Help Confirm Findings
Hwang Defends Stem Cell Research
U.S. Scientist Withdraws Name From Hwang Paper
Hwang Scandal Splashed Across Global Front Pages
SNU Sets Up Panel to Check Hwang Research
Stem Cells Don't Exist: Hwang Associate
What Went Wrong in the Hwang Affair?
Hwang Grilled as SNU Inquiry Gets Under Way
Fresh Mixup Casts Doubt on Cloning Pioneer's Research
A Korean researcher who used to work for Dr. Hwang Woo-suk has said he personally witnessed eight completed stem cell lines produced and nurtured by the cloning expert. Kim Seon-jong, who was dispatched to the University of Pittsburgh, told reporters that he is 100 percent convinced of the existence of the stem cells. He also told Korea's state-run KBS television in the U.S. that the stem cells were cultivated through normal procedures and were checked every morning by six members of Dr. Hwang's team.
Kim's remarks come to Hwang's defense amid accusations by the stem cell expert's former partner, Roh Sung-il, that the experiment and results were fabricated. In a press conference on Friday, Hwang insisted he is able to provide authentic evidence of his work and that the process can be repeated. Roh, in a separate news conference, once again criticized Hwang for being dishonest.
Kim Seon-jong, a former researcher at Roh's hospital, said he is willing to undergo a criminal investigation. However, he was unable to verify Hwang's claims embryonic stem cell lines were mixed up at the hospital.
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