[extropy-chat] Stem Cell Debacle

[Brett Paatsch]

The Avantguardian wrote:

> --- Damien Broderick <thespike at satx.rr.com> wrote:
> 
>> At least nine of 11 stem cell colonies used in a
>> landmark research paper by 
>> Dr Hwang Woo-suk were faked, said Roh Sung-il, who
>> collaborated on the paper.
>> 
>> Dr Hwang has agreed to ask the US journal Science to
>> withdraw his paper on 
>> stem cell cloning, Mr Roh said."
>> 
>> What a damned shame.
> 
> I agree that sucks. But I am encouraged that it
> honestly worked 2 out of 11 times. It shows it is
> possible. 

It may be good that now perhaps even more scientific scrutiny
will come to bear on this. When an experimental result is in 
doubt that just adds to the scientific interest in reproducing 
the result independently.  
 
Brett Paatsch